Tag: Hotel Motel Tax

Tulsa increases the hotel/motel tax

November 22, 2018 Tulsa Beacon

The Tulsa City Council has approved a huge tax increase that will mostly be spent on projects chosen by the chamber of commerce. The hotel tax increase could be delayed or stopped as some hotel owners are threatening legal action because they think the plan was made without consulting them. The Tourism Improvement District, created…

Editorial: Highers taxes, more government

November 15, 2018 Tulsa Beacon

Mayor G.T. Bynum and the Tulsa City Council love to raise taxes and fees to grow government and they are experts at disguising the impact. The latest salvo of taxation is a “tourism improvement district.” This tax scheme would raise an additional $2,300,000.00 a year by increasing the cost of hotel stays. This scheme mandates…