Examples of local option in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Washington County, taxpayers will see increases from countywide local option levies for public safety services and library services. — oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2021 Another local option for beating the heat indoors is the Shops at Chestnut Hill on Route 9, which is open weekdays and Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., the city said. — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2021 Purchases of qualifying items will be exempt from Virginia's 4.3 percent state sales tax, the 1 percent local option tax, and any otherwise applicable regional taxes. — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021 Those two factors have resulted in a local option property tax that adds approximately 18% to Portland schools’ per-student allocation from the state. — oregonlive, 9 May 2021 In 1913, the Anti-Saloon League, which had previously championed the local option as a way to gradually reform the nation, had had enough. — Trysh Travis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2021 Iowa’s state sales tax rate is 6% and local option sales tax rates are typically 1%, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. — Mary Stroka, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2021 The plan also calls for using $150 million from Atlanta’s special local option sales tax for transportation. — David Wickert, ajc, 27 Jan. 2021 The default local option for most Android users is Google Photos, which many had to come to love due to the generous terms. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2020

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