Jonathan Mark has taken a look at the new taxes being proposed by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority:
- Motor Vehicle Rental Fee: The NVTA approved a two-percent increase in the motor vehicle rental fee within Northern Virginia.
- Sales Tax on Auto Repairs: The NVTA approved a five-percent sales and use tax on the labor associated with automobile repairs within Northern Virginia.
- Annual Motor Vehicle Registration Fee: The NVTA approved a $10 annual motor vehicle registration fee increase within Northern Virginia.
- Initial Motor Vehicle Registration Fee: The NVTA approved an initial one-percent motor vehicle registration fee that applies the first time a motor vehicle is registered in Northern Virginia.
- Safety Inspection Fee: The NVTA approved a $10 annual motor vehicle safety inspection fee increase within Northern Virginia.
- Transient Occupancy Tax: The NVTA approved a two-percent increase in the transient occupancy tax within Northern Virginia.
- Congestion Relief Fee (Grantor’s Tax): The NVTA approved a $0.40/$100 valuation congestion relief fee on the sale of property in Northern Virginia. As long as Virginia intends to squander transportation funds on widening I-66 westbound in Arlington then Virginia has too much transportation money, not too little. Above-ground Metro to Dulles is another example of where more transportation money harms, rather than improves, the quality of life in Northern Virginia.
The full tax proposal can be found here.
While the legal status of the NVTA remains up in the air, the new taxes are set to go into effect on January 1st, 2008 and, as Jonathan notes, we have Corey Stewart and the vote of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to thank for it.
