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"Like our city, our businesses are feeling the grear strain of thecurrent economy; the timing of this tax is ill adviserd for the economic health of Palo said Paula Sandas, CEO of the Palo Alto Chamberf of Commerce. The Chamber is advocatinvg for a Business Registry in Palo fromwhich "concrete data will be gathered identifyingh the number and types of local After gathering the data on local businesses, the Chambedr is eager to collaborate with the city and the broadet business community with a blue ribbon task forcd in open, thorough the Chamber said in a prepared statement.
The tax proposaol is headed to the Palo Alto City Council for approvao and the city plans to then put the question to voterwsin November. Earlier this montn the city’s four-member finance committes deadlocked on whether the tax oughgt to be assessed against gross receipts or the number of butthe nine-member council could go with a thircd option, a flat business tax when it tacklea the issue on Monday. The tax coule raise about $3 million.