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Heart a Tax
San Francisco mayor proposes city carbon tax |
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06 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:49 AM on 06 Dec 2007 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced that in November 2008 he will submit a carbon tax to voters for their approval. If it passes, it would be only the second such carbon tax in a U.S. city, the first was Boulder, Colo., last year. The draft plan would raise utility taxes for businesses but would be roughly balanced out by a small decrease in payroll taxes. The plan also aims to reward businesses ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, news, politics, San Francisco (all these topics) |
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