Geneva Council to Discuss a 'Places for Eating' Tax

How do you feel about paying for a 2 percent “places for eating” tax? How about paying an extra 1 percent in sales tax while shopping in a newly created downtown business district in Geneva?

These are both options the Geneva City Council is expected to discuss as administrators work to submit a tentative 2016-17 fiscal year budget in the coming weeks.

The council has come up with a list of 33 ways to increase revenue, which includes the implementation of a 1 percent sales tax in a new downtown business district that could generate $750,000 annually. Another option is a proposed 2 percent “places for eating” tax that would be charged on food and beverage bought at restaurants and could bring in $500,000 annually, the Daily Herald reports.

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