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Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan
Digging into the early childhood component of the Little Rock tax plan MAYOR FRANK SCOTT JR. (file photo) Brian Chilson
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Little Rock Board of Directors will vote tonight on whether to call a special election to ask voters to approve a permanent 1% sales tax increase. The proposed tax would raise an estimated $53 million per year, which would go toward familiar projects: parks improvements, public safety, infrastructure, street resurfacing and the Little Rock Zoo. The plan also calls for significant investment $45 million over 10 years or 8% of the tax revenue in early childhood care, a new idea for Little Rock that’s been maligned and misrepresented by several board members and members of the business community.
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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. pitches penny sales tax
The $53 million would go toward things like parks, economic development, early childhood education, public safety, infrastructure, and more. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 10:52 PM CDT March 31, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. revealed more details of his proposal for a sales tax increase.
The mayor proposed this last year, but it was suspended once the pandemic hit.
We first heard about this increase at the state of the city address, but on Wednesday the mayor gave more details on what one penny could really mean for Little Rock.
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