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Subject: Smoking Tax Collection
From: Councilmember Larry Reid
Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw From The October 27th Finance And Management Agenda A Discussion And Possible Action On A Report From The City Attorney's Office On The Reasons That City Of Oakland Did Not Collect The Smoking Tax And Whether The City Collected Revenue From The State In Lieu Of Collecting The Tax; With No New Date
Reason: Staff's Research Indicates That Oakland Is Preempted From Collecting The Smoking Tax Additionally, Due To Limited Information That Can Be Obtained From The State Board Of Equalization Regarding Revenue Collection Staff Would Not Have Sufficient information To Write A Report