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San Bernardino County may raise its transient occupancy tax.
The board of supervisors is considering raising the tax from seven to 11 percent, which would raise an estimated $9.4 million annually for infrastructure, safety and other “basic community needs,” according to a statement on the county’s website.
The transient occupancy tax – also called a bed tax – is levied against anyone who stays in hotels and short-term rentals in the county’s unincorporated areas.
Nearly all California counties, and most of the state’s cities, levy a transient occupancy tax. Los Angeles and Inyo counties collect 12 percent, while Riverside and Orange counties collect 10 percent.
In San Bernardino County, revenue from the transient occupancy tax is used to maintain streets and keep parks and other public spaces clean, according to the statement.
The board is scheduled to decide July 23 whether to place the proposed tax hike on the November ballot.
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They levy a tax of 12% against the poorest people in the state. You only pay this tax when you use a motel or hotel and being homeless means that they’re poor. Why not tax the higher earning tax brackets instead?!! That’s just plain and simple greed. I hate politicians