Santa Rosa Commissioners on Tuesday opposed increasing the tax on cell phone users.
Cellphone users in Santa Rosa County won’t see an increase in the tax on their texts and talking.
Commissioners on Tuesday night opposed an increase in the Communications Services Tax that would have increased the tax $1.80 per year.
The move followed a 5 p.m. public hearing in the commission meeting room at the county administrative complex in Milton, off U.S. 90.
District 2 Commissioner Bob Cole said the proposed ordinance change would increase the tax from 1.58 percent to 1.84 percent. The increase would have generated $200,000 for the county.
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