Consumers and residents will both pay higher out of pocket costs !!!! Businesses will lose customers too, they can go to neighboring counties and pay lower prices for goods and services.
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Julia Lewis
1 month ago
The BOS is desperately trying to find revenue and apparently justifies adding this tax on businesses by saying it will have no trickle down effect. 🤦♀️ who are they kidding?
Unfortunately Chairman Diggs has already posted on FB that he changed an angry citizen’s mind about the tax. So it is disingenuous holding a town hall when his mind is clearly made up.
Now he wants the citizens to come up with solutions to fill the gap caused by Richmond’s unfunded mandates.
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Roberta Schreiber
1 month ago
One reason that Stafford county is doing so well in attracting businesses is that we don't have a business tax, while all the localities around us do. New businesses means jobs, income, people and shopping of all kinds. Keep it the way it is!
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Richard Dodson
1 month ago
This needs to be analyzed before implementing. We don’t need additional taxes
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Pete Payne
1 month ago
Stafford already gets 1% of every item a merchant sells. This is from the sales tax.
State sales tax is 5.3% and 1 % o that goes to Stafford county.
And they are talking about raising the state sales tax to 6.3% .
Double dipping and over taxed.
Say no to the BPOL tax.
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Mark Doyle
1 month ago
Will detour businesses for coming to Stafford. It's a hidden tax the citizens of Stafford will ultimate pay.
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William Kelley
1 month ago
I believe this tax increase could have a detrimental effect on our community and ultimately reduce revenue for the county. I have already heard from several business owners who are considering relocating outside Stafford County if this increase is approved. That would leave more commercial buildings vacant while jobs, customers, and tax revenue move elsewhere.
Local businesses are the backbone of our community. They employ our residents, support local organizations, pay property taxes, and help
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Charles Bailey
1 month ago
It is hard enough to run a small business. We sure do not need a tax on gross revenue. How is that fair? A tax like that would not make it feasible for me to run my business. We already pay State and Federal income taxes.
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Chris Witte
1 month ago
This could force my business to shut down!
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Richard Eldreth
1 month ago
We don't need higher taxes. Let the data centers pay for it.
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Melissa Akin
1 month ago
Stop raising taxes
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Helen Brosnan
1 month ago
BPOL would create such stress, especially on small business.
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Flip Cruz
1 month ago
As a small family business owner we already pay enough in taxes. How about spending the money already collected wisely. We could all probably get some refunds then. Problem is, I have yet to see a tax a government official doesn't like. Nothing like spending other people's money.
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Deby Thompson
1 month ago
A terrible burden on small businesses and restaurants. And don't get me started on all the many data centers planned for Stafford.
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Jennifer Brown
1 month ago
Property taxes have risen 56% in five years and our real-estate tax rate is now 11–23% higher than our neighbors (FXBG, PWC, Spotsy & Fauquier). Enough is enough! NYC 2.0
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Angie Baker
1 month ago
I am a small business owner of a small youth sports club in Stafford County. My goal goes beyond just providing an opportunity for youths in my community and my profit margins are narrow. This BPOL tax would be costly to my already small business.
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Tamara Anderson-Elam
1 month ago
Everything is expensive! And to add more is unacceptable, unfair, and ridiculous. I feel as though my own country is against me and don't want everyone to win.
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Ali N Adkins
1 month ago
This hurts businesses and increases costs to consumers. Keep this out of Stafford!
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Joanne Potter
1 month ago
As a senior citizen on a very tight budget , I can afford the cost of living. Cut STAFFORD county a break.
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Chris Young
1 month ago
While our revenues are very high, many months we actually operate at a loss. This tax would likely destroy us and many other local businesses.
Consumers and residents will both pay higher out of pocket costs !!!! Businesses will lose customers too, they can go to neighboring counties and pay lower prices for goods and services.
The BOS is desperately trying to find revenue and apparently justifies adding this tax on businesses by saying it will have no trickle down effect. 🤦♀️ who are they kidding? Unfortunately Chairman Diggs has already posted on FB that he changed an angry citizen’s mind about the tax. So it is disingenuous holding a town hall when his mind is clearly made up. Now he wants the citizens to come up with solutions to fill the gap caused by Richmond’s unfunded mandates.
One reason that Stafford county is doing so well in attracting businesses is that we don't have a business tax, while all the localities around us do. New businesses means jobs, income, people and shopping of all kinds. Keep it the way it is!
This needs to be analyzed before implementing. We don’t need additional taxes
Stafford already gets 1% of every item a merchant sells. This is from the sales tax. State sales tax is 5.3% and 1 % o that goes to Stafford county. And they are talking about raising the state sales tax to 6.3% . Double dipping and over taxed. Say no to the BPOL tax.
Will detour businesses for coming to Stafford. It's a hidden tax the citizens of Stafford will ultimate pay.
I believe this tax increase could have a detrimental effect on our community and ultimately reduce revenue for the county. I have already heard from several business owners who are considering relocating outside Stafford County if this increase is approved. That would leave more commercial buildings vacant while jobs, customers, and tax revenue move elsewhere. Local businesses are the backbone of our community. They employ our residents, support local organizations, pay property taxes, and help
It is hard enough to run a small business. We sure do not need a tax on gross revenue. How is that fair? A tax like that would not make it feasible for me to run my business. We already pay State and Federal income taxes.
This could force my business to shut down!
We don't need higher taxes. Let the data centers pay for it.
Stop raising taxes
BPOL would create such stress, especially on small business.
As a small family business owner we already pay enough in taxes. How about spending the money already collected wisely. We could all probably get some refunds then. Problem is, I have yet to see a tax a government official doesn't like. Nothing like spending other people's money.
A terrible burden on small businesses and restaurants. And don't get me started on all the many data centers planned for Stafford.
Property taxes have risen 56% in five years and our real-estate tax rate is now 11–23% higher than our neighbors (FXBG, PWC, Spotsy & Fauquier). Enough is enough! NYC 2.0
I am a small business owner of a small youth sports club in Stafford County. My goal goes beyond just providing an opportunity for youths in my community and my profit margins are narrow. This BPOL tax would be costly to my already small business.
Everything is expensive! And to add more is unacceptable, unfair, and ridiculous. I feel as though my own country is against me and don't want everyone to win.
This hurts businesses and increases costs to consumers. Keep this out of Stafford!
As a senior citizen on a very tight budget , I can afford the cost of living. Cut STAFFORD county a break.
While our revenues are very high, many months we actually operate at a loss. This tax would likely destroy us and many other local businesses.