WGHP: State Sales Tax Goes Up 1 Percent Tuesday

From WGHP: Beginning Tuesday, shoppers in North Carolina will pay an additional 1 percent in state sales tax as a result of a temporary measure approved by the General Assembly this summer.

At the same time, cigarettes, beer, wine and liquor will have higher excise taxes, all of which are likely to be passed on to retail buyers.

Lawmakers and Gov. Beverly Perdue agreed to raise these taxes in early August as part of a $991 million package…

 

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