Finance: Amusement Tax hike hurts Kennywood

Posted at 11:26 AM EST (1626 GMT)

Jan. 6th, 2004 -- The borough of West Mifflin recently raised their amusement tax to a flat 5% on every admission to Kennywood Park. The hike is expected to bring in around $1 million for West Mifflin next year.

The tax brought in $519,777 last year, a drop from a total that usually is over $600,000. The tax is expected to bring in an additional $350,000; which is a total of around a million dollars. Kennywood says any jump in admission would be minimal.

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