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Voters reject additional tax on area restaurants

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:50:46 +0000

TISHOMINGO COUNTY — Voters in Tishomingo County have defeated a proposed 1 percent additional tourism tax. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports complete but unofficial returns showed 4,158 people voted against the measure to 3,268 in favor. Supporters proposed the tourism tax as an economic and job development engine for the county. It would have [...]

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Natchez tourism tax falling short of expectations

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:07:07 +0000

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – The Natchez tourism tax is generating less revenue than expected, and that could mean a smaller marketing budget to try to lure more tourists to the city and its antebellum homes. Officials originally expected the $2 per room hotel tax to create about $600,000 in new revenue each year. A second [...]

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Natchez tourism tax falls short of expectations

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:03:34 +0000

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Residents might vote on tourism tax

Associated Press — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:14:07 +0000

SOUTHAVEN — A special election where Southaven residents decide if they want to place a 1 percent tourism tax on restaurant tabs could be held Oct. 5. Mayor Greg Davis will ask the board of aldermen tomorrow to approve this date for the nonbinding referendum on the tourism tax. Davis tells The Commercial Appeal that [...]

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City’s tourism tax proposal put on hold

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:48:15 +0000

FULTON — Fulton Mayor Paul Walker says a proposal to increase the tourism tax on hotel rooms will not appear on the November ballot as originally planned. Walker tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that the tax must be voted on in a citywide election rather than one that would include county voters outside the [...]

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