County Board Approves Tax Roll Back, But This One Might Actually Stick

[Chicagoist]

Besides the controversial marijuana decriminalization (http://chicagoist.com/2009/07/22/county_board_decriminalizes_small_a.php), the Cook County Board also tackled another tax rollback but unlike last time (http://chicagoist.com/2009/05/19/cook_county_board_upholds_stroger_v.php) they might succeed in getting it past President Storger thanks to a veto-proof majority. The measure rolls back the tax by half a percentage point, from 10.25 percent to 9.75 percent. The measure passed by a vote of 12-2 with one present vote and Commissioners Peraica and Claypool absent, but both of those commissioners have said they will vote to override Stroger's expected veto at the Board's September meeting. UPDATE: Per Peraica's twitter (http://twitter.com/tonyperaica/statuses/2767542221), the vote was 13-3 with 1 absent. The Sun-Times has more information (http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1676784,cook-county-sales-tax-072109.article) including a full break down of the vote.



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