Facts about Prop 100, the sales tax measure

Times are very difficult for our schools. A YES vote on the temporary 1-cent sales tax will not fix all the budget woes; cuts are going to be required no matter what. But voting YES will prevent cuts at a level that would be devastating to our elementary, middle and high schools.

 We believe a penny increase in sales tax is a short-term financial sacrifice for folks like you and me. But it will protect what you and I value in the long-term—education and our public schools.
 
Early ballots have been mailed, and the election is May 18th, so there’s no time to lose!

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Facts about Arizona’s May 18 sales tax ballot measure (Proposition 100):
 
· The temporary sales tax would be one percent or one cent per dollar.

· It would be in effect for three years, from June 1, 2010, to May 31, 2013.

· The sales tax is expected to generate $2.9 billion in revenues over three years.

· Two-thirds of that sales tax revenue – or $1.9 billion – would go to K-12 public education.

· The sales tax does not solve the state’s deficit, but is a critically important part of the solution.

Without these revenues, devastating cuts to Arizona public education funding will be necessary, resulting in long-term negative consequences to our students and schools.

Tracey Benson is in charge of media relations for the Arizona Schools Boards Association.

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