Official:Amending Chapter 19-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales and Use Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax," by providing for additional sales and use tax and for the manner in which the tax revenues shall be used, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: May 22, 2014
Signed: June 12, 2014
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill adds a 1% sales tax to all retail purchases in Philadelphia, with revenue going to the School District of Philadelphia and the City. The tax is effective July 1, 2014.
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