VICA opposes phone tax

San Fernando Valley business leaders decided this week to oppose the city's proposed telephone users' tax on the February ballot. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

The board of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association overwhelmingly voted Thursday to oppose Measure S, saying that the tax would be expanded to include services such as Voiceover Internet Protocol that are used by businesses but not taxed under the current law.

"VICA is concerned with the way Measure S has been presented as a tax reduction when it is really a new tax," said VICA Chairman Bob Scott. "The city needs to seriously consider that another new tax makes L.A. less competitive and less desirable to the business community."