New Year, New Taxes
January 2nd, 2008 by Peter SudermanI’m a Virginia resident, and I got a new (to me) car last year. Looks like I made it just in time. According to To The People:
If you plan to sell a home, buy a car or get a vehicle repaired in Northern Virginia, it’s going to cost a bit more starting today, because of the transportation bill passed by the General Assembly last year.
Lawmakers gave the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority the power to impose taxes and fees that are expected to raise as much as $325 million a year for road and transit improvements. About $75 million of the annual revenue will be earmarked for Metro and the Virginia Railway Express.
Nevermind whether you use Metro yourself (and if you’re buying a car, it’s likely that you’ll use it infrequently, if at all). If you buy a car in Virginia, you’ll be paying for it.
