Detroit City Council considering tax on event tickets to fund operations

The Brief

  • Tickets to Detroit events could potentially become more expensive as a new tax was introduced.
  • The possible move is under consideration by City Council to raise money for city operations.

DETROIT (FOX 2) Downtown Detroit has been chock-full of big events lately, from sports, to concerts and festivals. However, tickets to those events could get more expensive if city leaders added a tax to the bill.

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The possible move is under consideration by City Council with the goal of raising more money to cover city operations. The reaction is definitely mixed as it all stemmed from a group that studies ways to bring more tax revenue into cities and some members of Detroit City Council are leaning into it.

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