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Renard Johnson: “In El Paso, it's roughly 70% of the taxes fall on the…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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ABC 7 Sunday Xtra The Race for El Paso Mayor Part 1

Published | Video Starts at 02:48

What I can tell you, Mark, is knocking on thousands of doors. People don't feel that they know that their taxes are too high. In El Paso, it's roughly 70% of the taxes fall on the residents, 30% falls on the commercial side. We have to flip that. Cities like Austin, it's 70% that falls on the commercial, 30% on the, on the residents. So we have to start moving that. (02:48–02:53)

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Asserts that 70% of taxes in El Paso are paid by residents, 30% by commercial entities.

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