Container Tax Bill Dead For Now
By Splatty • Sep 7th, 2007 • Category: Seafreight
A plan to levy a tax of $30 for every container moving through the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland has been shelved thanks to pressure from major retailers.
Via Logisticsmgmt.com:
It may be too soon to celebrate entirely, however, as political analysts suggest that the bill will be placed on the agenda for the January session of the legislature. Given that the bill has been passed through both state houses, it could be back on the “Governator’s” desk for his signature next year. While he has yet to make a statement on yesterday’s withdrawal, he is on record in opposing identical legislation introduced by Lowenthal last year:
“Although the policy objectives of (the bill)—to develop more secure ports, congestion relief and environmental mitigation—are laudable, this measure is flawed in its construction, application, lack of accountability and failure to coordinate with other public and private financing sources ignoring opportunities to leverage additional funding,” said Schwarzenegger at the time.
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