PASSED
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax by lowering tax rates based on business gross receipts. It affects regulated industries and other businesses, including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, by setting new rates and allowing certain businesses to calculate the tax on sales after specified cost deductions.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by decreasing the rates of the tax based upon gross receipts.
Pass2000-03-30
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
17 Yes·0 No·0 Absent
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Angel Ortiz | Yes |
| Anna Cibotti Verna | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | Yes |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| David Cohen | Yes |
| Donna Reed Miller | Yes |
| Frank J. DiCicco | Yes |
| Frank Rizzo | Yes |
| James F. Kenney | Yes |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Joan L. Krajewski | Yes |
| Marian B. Tasco | Yes |
| Michael A. Nutter | Yes |
| Rick Mariano | Yes |
| W. Thacher Longstreth | Yes |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | Yes |