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A higher sales tax would apply to the greater D.C. region that is serviced by Metro, including suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. A panel of local leaders last April recommended a 1 percent increase, but the Council ultimately settled on 0.75 percent, as this was the lowest rate that would still provide the $500 million dollars the DC Council hopes to generate annually.

DC Council Proposes Sales Tax Hike as Metro Bans Negative Balances

By Emma Kotfica November 30, 2017

The Washington, D.C. Council proposed a bill Nov. 7 to increase the city’s sales tax to 6.5 percent from 5.75 percent to fund repairs and other expenses for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...

Georgetown Cupcake Neglects Tax Payments

By Andrew Wilson February 5, 2013

Georgetown Cupcake, an area bakery and subject of the TLC reality show “DC Cupcake,” came under a tax lien filed by Washington D.C.’s Office of Tax and Revenue on Jan. 31. after the business failed...

Soda Tax Falls Flat

By The Editorial Board September 24, 2010

Whether you call it soda, pop or Coke, your favorite soft drinks will soon cost you more inside the District. The D.C. Council has slapped a 6 percent city sales tax on all artificially and sugar-sweetened...

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