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Kansas City Abolishes 1952 Gas Utility Tax

The Kansas City, MO, city government has voted to give naturalgas consumers some relief from high natural gas prices. The citycouncil in a special meeting voted to immediately repeal theresidential natural gas section of an emergency utility tax thathas been imposed on consumers since 1952. The tax, which wasenacted due to reasons that no one in the city council cancurrently recall, varied from 0.5%, up to 4% over the last 46years.

January 15, 2001

Kansas City Abolishes Gas Utility Tax

The Kansas City, MO, city government has voted to give naturalgas consumers some relief from high natural gas prices. The citycouncil voted last week to immediately repeal the residentialnatural gas section of an emergency utility tax that has beenimposed on consumers since 1952. The tax, which was enacted due toreasons that no one in the city council can currently recall,varied from 0.5%, up to 4% over the last 46 years.

January 10, 2001