Will You Vote to Raise Sales Tax by 1 Percent?

A tax to relieve property tax? 

That's what a proposed local-option, 1-cent sales tax will do under state law. Dorchester County Council unanimously authorized bringing the referendum to voters during the November general election, according to the Post and Courier.

The publication reported:

"If the referendum is approved, the tax could bring in as much as $8 million the first year, but what it would mean for residents’ property tax bills is still up in the air."

Sales tax within the town limits of Summerville is 10 percent. Dorchester County already has a 1-cent sales tax that pays for road improvements, and Summerville has a 2-percent hospitality tax. Unincorporated Dorchester County has a 7-percent sales tax.

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Edited 9:55 a.m. June 20 to correct sales tax information.