It's an extra tax on meals served in restaurants, above and beyond the general 5 percent sales tax. Some localities have it; others don't.
Bottom line: in some parts of Virginia, total taxes paid on a restaurant bill can be in the 9 percent to 10 percent range, and that's on top of any tip left.
Hyland'proposal targets the elderly.
See, I can't use his library since I live in NJ. Our taxes are bad enough here, but next time I'm eating in Fairfax County which I do from time to time, I'll be reducing my tip by the amount that the extra tax costs me. It's time for residents to stop gouging visitors. Restaurant workers take note. I cannot vote these @$$holes out, but you can.
ML/NJ
Several municipalities in NOVA have a meals tax, Loudoun has tried to pass one 3 times in the last 15 years and it gets voted down every time. And yes, there is noise about putting it on the ballot in 2010 even though it was just voted down 2 years ago.
The problem in NOVA is the not one governing body, particularly Fairfax and Loudoun Counties will cut the school budget. Currently in Loudoun the schools get about 70% of the budget and we are up for a big battle the first of the year. Fairfax is worse off than we are, but they have a larger commercial tax base - whereas everything is on the backs of property owners here.
It’s a mess, and there is plenty of places in the budget to cut in both counties - but they would rather raise taxes.