Official:Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," to provide for the rate and computation of realty use and occupancy tax; and adding a new Chapter 19-3900 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Use and Occupancy Tax," to provide for a City realty use and occupancy tax; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Introduced: February 28, 2013
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Failed
This failed bill would have introduced a realty use and occupancy tax on commercial properties in Philadelphia to fund schools. The tax rate would be up to $5.51 per $100 of assessed value, with a complex computation method.
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