“A for-or-against question gauging public support for a local sales tax hike from 6.75 to 7 percent will appear on the ballot this fall.”
“Currently, 38 North Carolina counties – including Buncombe and Haywood counties – have already enacted the quarter-cent sales tax increase, which generates over $12 million annually in Buncombe County, according to figures from the North Carolina Center for County Research.”
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