The D.C. Examiner writes about some of the tax increases that will be considered tomorrow by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
A proposal to fund transportation projects in Northern Virginia by imposing a 5 percent tax on vehicle repairs could be derailed when a regional authority meets Thursday night.
Manassas Vice Mayor Harry Parrish, who sits on the authority, said he supports the other taxes and fees that are expected to generate $300 million to $400 million annually for long-awaited projects in Northern Virginia. But he indicated he wants to defeat the tax on vehicle repairs.
“I’m going to work hard to eliminate that provision,” he said.
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Defeating the repairs tax would please Steve Akridge, executive director of the Virginia Automotive Association, because the tax is imposed only in the four counties and five cities that comprise the state state’s legal definition of Northern Virginia. Local repair shops, he said, could lose business if motorists can drive a few miles to another jurisdiction that does not charge the tax.
“The market is very competitive and with repairs becoming as expensive as they are, people will cross county lines if they can pay less,” Akridge said.
Unless, of course, your car is not drivable in which case, you really don’t have that choice.
In addition to the car repair tax, the Examiner lists these other taxes that the NVTA will consider tomorrow:
» 2 percent tax on rental cars
» 2 percent tax on hotel and motel rooms
» 1 percent tax on first-time vehicle registrations
» A tax of 40 cents per $100 of assessed value on property sales
» $10 added to the cost of vehicle safety inspections and registrations
All imposed by an unelected board.
H/T: Bacon’s Rebellion
