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Philly parking tax vote delayed again as protesters target Parkway


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Daniel Trubman, with 5th Square, said that he’d prefer to see money for tax cuts for parking lot corporations go to education, jobs, and cleaning up city streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia City Council once again postponed a committee vote on a proposal to slash taxes on parking lot revenues, as urbanist groups picketed outside the headquarters of Parkway Corporation, a prominent lot and garage operator that has backed the cuts.
The delay on the parking tax the third time council punted on the controversial bill in under a week also comes as council is floating an amendment that would alter Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed wage and business tax reductions. The new plan would lessen the cost of those tax breaks by eliminating a proposal to cut rates for non-residents. ....

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Proposed Philly parking tax cut could have strings attached


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A Philadelphia parking garage at 8th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia City Council is debating whether to use federal stimulus money to lower some taxes. Under discussion Wednesday were ideas for using the funding to do everything from cutting parking tax rates from 25% to 17%, as proposed in a measure introduced last month by Councilmember Cherelle Parker, to phasing out the business income and receipts tax.
Councilmember Katherine Gilmore-Richardson said it’s time that the city concentrates on stimulating businesses.
“Enough is enough. We are pitting communities and industries against each other,” she said. “Let’s talk about the facts, let’s talk about where we can reduce the budget, realize actual savings, come up with a real long-term strategy.” ....

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