City council votes no public safety millage on ballot

**Wesley Mouch** · August-08-12, 06:37 PM

from the City's website at

7. What is the Utility Users Tax?

The tax is imposed on users of telephone, gas and electricity services in the city of Detroit and is used exclusively to fund the Police Department. The rate is 5%. The tax is billed by the public utility or resale customer and remitted monthly to the City.

**nativegirl** · August-10-12, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by Wesley Mouch

from the City's website at

7. What is the Utility Users Tax?

The tax is imposed on users of telephone, gas and electricity services in the city of Detroit and is used exclusively to fund the Police Department. The rate is 5%. The tax is billed by the public utility or resale customer and remitted monthly to the City.

So basically, the taxpayers are getting gouged to the hilt: we pay property taxes as homeowners, income taxes as city residents and are imposed utility users tax for using utilities such as gas and light that are necessary to operate a home and or business within the city of Detroit. And now the DPD and city council wants to impose more taxes on the residents? Puh-leeze! I have had enough of this city and its "leaders."