Sales tax to increase in Midland on Jan. 1
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The sales tax across Midland County will increase on Friday, according to the Midland Chamber of Commerce.
The sales tax is set to increase Jan. 1 because of the increase voters approved for the Midland County Hospital District. The quarter-cent increase will raise the rate inside the city to 8.25 percent. The rate outside the city but inside the county, according to the chamber, is 7 percent.
Businesses should make these changes to be in effect beginning Friday, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
The amount of the sales tax increase is one-quarter of 1 percent, or what amounts to a quarter for every $100 spent on eligible goods. The quarter-cent of sales tax could potentially raise as much as $30 million for the hospital district to use for community health care services funding, including nonprofits, the Midland Community Healthcare Services, contracted physicians, mental health services, ER ca