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King George administrator flags meals‑tax hike, vape‑tax push and convenience‑center enforcement to boost revenue
Summary
County administration presented options to grow FY27 revenue — including pursuing state action to let localities capture vape‑tax proceeds, enforcement of convenience‑center decals, and a possible two‑cent meals‑tax increase that officials say would shift some cost to nonresidents.
King George County’s administration opened an early FY27 budget orientation by laying out several revenue strategies intended to reduce pressure on property taxes and shore up the general fund.
Mister Smollett, speaking for county administration, told the board that Fitch had upgraded the county’s bond rating to AA+ and said that gives the county financial flexibility. He then outlined three revenue ideas: pressing the General Assembly to let localities keep vape‑tax revenue, strengthening enforcement at convenience centers to stop nonresidents from using county disposal services, and raising the local meals tax.
Smollett said state law allows a per‑milliliter tax on liquid…
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