By Jamar Younger | Arizona Daily Star
Pima County’s recommended budget calls for a property tax increase to make up for a loss in revenue and to expand the allocation for some departments that have overspent in the last few years.
The proposed $1.17 billion budget for the next fiscal year calls for a nearly 28-cent increase in the primary property tax rate. The extra money would help provide a bigger budget for the Sheriff’s Department and indigent defense services, which provides attorneys for those who can’t afford a lawyer, as well as other departments.
There are also proposed secondary tax increases for the county’s library and flood control districts, although those increases are expected to be offset by a reduction in the debt service for the county’s bond debt.
