RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond City Council has issued a joint statement following several emotional testimonies made last week by restaurant owners impacted by the meals tax fiasco.
During a scheduled council meeting on Monday, Feb. 12, five of the local restaurant owners who have been hit with bills totaling tens of thousands of dollars after receiving incorrect information from City tax auditors took to the council’s podium to share their stories.
“It’s only three minutes for us at this podium for y’all to listen,” said co-owner of Philly Vegan, Samuel Veney, who was billed nearly $40,000 in unpaid taxes and penalties . “For me? It’s been two years. For some of these people, it’s been three, four, five, six, seven [years] — and it shouldn’t be this way.”
