SUPPORTERS OF A PROPOSED GROSS RECEIPTS TAX INCREASE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAY IT WOULD RAISE 55 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR…IN PART TO HELP APD HIRE MORE OFFICERS. THE TAX HIKE GOES BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. THE BILL, CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ, DOES NOT PUT THE TAX TO A PUBLIC VOTE. SANCHEZ THINKS VOTERS WOULD SUPPORT THE TAX INCREASE BUT SAYS GIVEN THE CITY’S NEEDS AND ITS ISSUES WITH APD FUNDING, THE INCREASE MUST BE IMPLEMENTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
SANCHEZ SAYS HE’S HOPING THE TAX INCREASE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT IN JULY IF APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL.
