Sentences with phrase «percent sales tax hike»

Also in the new budget a.5 percent sales tax hike might appear.

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Steven has also led the fight to defeat a local option sales tax hike in Dorchestor County, which was defeated with over 67 percent of the vote.

But he later said the state may implement a 10 percent state income tax hike in response, as well as carve out county shares of the sales tax.

However, when explained to voters that Mayor Bloomberg says his proposal to hike the city's sales tax half a percent is not ideal but is a solution to avoid additional spending cuts in the city's budget and reduce the number of layoffs, slightly more — 46 % — support the idea.

Sen. David Argall, R - Schuylkill, will introduce the leading proposal, which would increase the income tax rate by 60 percent and hike the state sales tax rate by 17 percent while applying it to a wider range of goods and services, such as groceries, clothing, basic TV and funeral services.