{ "type": "network", "title": "Layered taxes versus one shared MUST tax", "caption": "The mayor contrasted layered local taxes with a MUST agreement that would split one shared tax among the county, city, and townships.", "source": { "label": "Terre Haute City Council, 2026-04-09 — 30:35", "href": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq4qy8aR1Ac&t=1835" }, "alt": "A network places Vigo County income-tax payers between two proposed 2028 structures. One route funds separate city and possible county service-tax layers, creating the mayor's warned-about double- or triple-tax risk. The MUST route sends one shared tax to the city, county, and townships under an agreed split informed by a non-binding report.", "dataTable": { "columns": [ "Scenario", "Tax structure", "Status on Apr. 9" ], "records": [ [ "Layered taxes", "County service taxes on top of existing city tax", "Risk described by mayor" ], [ "MUST agreement", "County, city, and townships split one shared income tax", "City proposal; report needed" ], [ "Joint task force", "Two council appointees requested", "No appointment vote yet" ] ] }, "legend": [ { "label": "Taxpayers", "pattern": "solid" }, { "label": "Tax fund or structure", "pattern": "hatch" }, { "label": "Local government body", "pattern": "stripes" } ], "nodes": [ { "id": "taxpayers", "label": "Vigo County income-tax payers", "kind": "resident-group" }, { "id": "layered", "label": "Separate tax layers — 2028 risk", "kind": "fund" }, { "id": "must", "label": "MUST — one shared tax", "kind": "fund" }, { "id": "city", "label": "Terre Haute", "kind": "body" }, { "id": "county", "label": "Vigo County", "kind": "body" }, { "id": "townships", "label": "Townships", "kind": "body" }, { "id": "report", "label": "Non-binding local report", "kind": "body" } ], "edges": [ { "from": "taxpayers", "to": "layered", "rel": "funds", "directed": true, "item": "risk: multiple taxes" }, { "from": "layered", "to": "city", "rel": "funds", "directed": true, "item": "existing city tax" }, { "from": "layered", "to": "county", "rel": "funds", "directed": true, "item": "possible separate service taxes" }, { "from": "taxpayers", "to": "must", "rel": "funds", "directed": true, "item": "city's alternative" }, { "from": "must", "to": "city", "rel": "funds", "directed": true }, { "from": "must", "to": "county", "rel": "funds", "directed": true }, { "from": "must", "to": "townships", "rel": "funds", "directed": true }, { "from": "report", "to": "must", "rel": "touches", "directed": true, "item": "recommends split" } ], "footnote": "This was a planning update, not an adopted tax change; no vote was taken.", "theme": "default" }