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Seeking billions of dollars to relieve Los Angeles County from constant gridlock, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority moved Thursday toward putting a half-percent sales tax before voters in November.
The Metro board agreed to draft an ordinance to implement the sales-tax measure, expected to generate $30 billion to $40 billion over 30 years. If approved by two-thirds of county voters, it will bump the county sales tax to 8.75 percent - tying it with Alameda County for the highest sales tax in California.See the full content of this document
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Mta Moves Forward with Half-Percent Sales Tax
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