More than 20 Richmond restaurant owners gathered at the Tobacco Company Restaurant on Wednesday to demand the city make changes to the flawed collection of the meals tax.
“It’s not going to happen overnight,” Richmond CAO Lincoln Saunders said of about 500 accounts that the city is reviewing in light of high tax bills due to late fees and interest charges.
More than 20 Richmond restaurant owners gathered at the Tobacco Company Restaurant to demand the city make changes to the flawed collection of the meals tax.
“With the media attention and the number of people who have reached out to us, it’s become more apparent that there are specific, common issues between a lot of these business owners that we could address legislatively,” City Council President Kristen Nye said.
“We will not open another business in the city of Richmond,” one restaurant owner said after dealing with snowballing penalties and interest on meals tax payments that have plagued other operators for years.