Official:Amending Section 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by revising the rate of tax, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco
Introduced: March 26, 2009
Signed: June 11, 2009
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the sales and use tax rate in Philadelphia from 1% to 2% for a limited time period (August 2009 - June 2014).
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