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New Cost for Local Businesses? Winter Garden Weighs 5% Tax Increase
City staff say the change would raise about $14,000 and keep the tax aligned with inflation, while most businesses would pay less than $10 more a year.
Winter Garden commissioners are expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to increase the city’s local business tax by 5%, a move city leaders say is needed to keep pace with inflation but one that comes as some downtown businesses continue recovering from months of disruption.