Virginia Lawmakers Push for Higher Sales Taxes for Every County and City

RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of Virginia senators has introduced legislation that would allow every county and city in the Commonwealth to hold a local referendum on raising sales taxes to fund public school construction and renovation projects.

Senate Bill 66, sponsored by Senators Jeremy McPike, Jennifer Boysko, Barbara Favola, Todd Pillion Hackworth, Mamie Locke, Frank Mulchi, and Saddam Salim, expands an existing law that currently limits the additional sales and use tax option to a small list of “qualifying localities.” The proposal would authorize any county or city to levy up to a 1 percent local sales tax...