Article: Is it a tax hike or not?

TO THE EDITOR:

The article headlined "Manheim Township approves new budget with no tax hike" (Intell, Dec. 14) says "the tax hike is expected to bring $1 million in additional revenues into the township."

Which is it? No tax hike in Manheim Township or no property tax hike in Manheim Township. I would think that a $42 increase in the occupational privilege tax is a tax hike. Is this increase designated for a specific purpose or not? If not, then it's a tax increase that would be no different than a property tax increase. Was this a substitute for a property tax increase? If so, ...

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