Utility users tax in Bellflower: the local rules

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Tax on electricity	5% of the gross charges for electricity. § 3.20.060 · code text The electricity users' tax imposed by this section, shall be in an amount equal to five percent of the gross charges made to each service user for such energy by the service supplier of such energy.
Tax on gas	5% of the gross charges for gas. § 3.20.070 · code text The gas users' tax levied pursuant to this section, shall be in an amount equal to 5% of the gross charges made for gas by a service supplier to a service user.
Exemptions	Electricity charges for customers in a supplier's low-income assistance program are not taxed. Applies: Electricity users enrolled in a service supplier's low-income assistance program. § 3.20.060 · code text shall not include charges made for energy supplied to a service user who is included in a service supplier's low income assistance program Gas charges for customers in a supplier's low-income assistance program are not taxed. Applies: Gas users enrolled in a gas supplier's low-income assistance program. § 3.20.070 · code text Charges made for gas used by a service user who is included in a gas service supplier's low income assistance program Certified LifeLine customers are exempt from the telecommunication users' tax. Applies: Certified LifeLine customers under California Public Utilities Commission rules. § 3.20.050 · code text Certified LifeLine customers, pursuant to rules established by the California Public Utilities Commission, shall be exempt from the telecommunication users' tax of this chapter.
Tax on water, phone or cable	5% of the charges for telecommunication services. Applies: Telecommunication services. § 3.20.050 · code text The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of five percent of the charges made for such services.

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Bellflower's code: 5% of the gross charges for electricity. (§ 3.20.060); 5% of the gross charges for gas. (§ 3.20.070).

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