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A Maui County Council committee is proposing an $842.6 million budget that would use higher hotel taxes to generate more revenue for affordable housing. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
A Maui County Council committee is proposing an $842.6 million budget that would increase the current budget by about $20 million and rely on tax hikes for hotels to fund more affordable housing.
The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee finished reviewing Mayor Michael Victorino’s proposal last week and moved forward its own version, which includes at least $9 million more than the mayor budgeted for affordable housing, Committee Chairwoman Keani Rawlins-Fernandez said on Thursday. ....

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