Implement a
commuter tax? History shows us what's next.
This year, the coalition will be pushing for bus funding; pedestrian safety measures;
commuter tax benefits; small business savings accounts; internet fairness; food recovery and recycling; offshore wind projects; and affordable housing.
"Rising travel costs, effectively a
commuter tax, place an intolerable burden on working people, especially when wage rates don't keep pace.
Labour's new "
commuter tax" is in addition to a 20% increase in rail fares over the past five years.
This is the
commuter tax, a modest imposition on the paychecks of 811,000 suburbanites who make their living in the city and may reasonably be expected to contribute a little to help keep it running.
Taxes will be discussed from state withholding to the Metro
Commuter Tax and Act 32.
Cities whose income tax is of the
commuter tax variety (Ohio and Kentucky cities, mostly, along with a few others such as Detroit and Philadelphia that have a reduced rate on commuters) motivate public officials to invest in development projects and encourage private investment in job-creating activities.
"You have to get talent to the building, so location access,
commuter tax, all play into a decision of where we go."
And Chancellor George Osborne is braced for calls for a U-turn on the "
commuter tax".
Later this month Blumenauer plans to introduce the Commuter Relief Act, which would end the nonsensical practice of providing the biggest
commuter tax break for drivers.