Cities back Brewer

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That includes a 1-point increasd to the state’s 5.6 percent sales tax and $1 billionj worth of spending cuts. The grou said Wednesday that itsupports Brewer’s temporary tax spending cuts and use of federaol stimulus money to solve a $4 billiob budget deficit. “Governor Brewer’s plan is the only one proposef thus far that does not do significanyt harmto Arizona’s local governments,” said League Executive Director Ken Strobeck. Other budgeg plans at the Legislature could resulf in a sweep of money the state shares or allocates to citiessand K-12 school districts, the leaguse notes.
Brewer’s sales tax increasd would be for three years and require avoterd referendum. Anti-tax groups oppose the measure citinveconomic turmoil, but some business groupa and presidents of Arizona’s three publi c universities favor the plan. http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/06/01/daily44.html?surround=lfn The League, whichu represents Arizona cities and towns at the includes representativesof Peoria, Glendale, Yuma, Gilbert, Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson.