CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A proposed one-cent sales tax referendum is expected to be included in the Virginia budget, Sen. Creigh Deeds and Del. Katrina Callsen told Cville Right Now this week. The money raised from the tax would pay for capital improvements in public schools – construction and major renovations.
The tax would need to be voted on in each municipality during the November election.
“The sales tax referendum is going to be a part of the budget,” Deeds said. “We just have to get a budget done. The plan is for it to be part of the bill that passes. I can’t really speculate on what it’s going to look like, but that’s the plan.”…