DonRocks Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 "Alexandria Raises Meals Tax to 5 Percent To Fund Affordable Housing" by Patricia Sullivan on washingtonpost.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simul Parikh Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 The article doesn’t say what it’s going from. Is it going from 0 to 5%?? The second law of economics: if you want people to do less of something, tax it. The continued death of Alexandria ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovehockey Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 The meals tax was previously 4%, so it's a 1% increase. But don't forget the 6% sales tax, so the total tax on meals is now 11%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simul Parikh Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I guess DC sales tax is 10% for restaurants, so it's comparable, but now worse in Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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