Purchases ? - USA - More tax for more buses
Tacoma,WA,USA-Federal Way Mirror -Apr 22 2006: -- The Mirror More Metro Transit buses throughout King County and more people riding them are the plan behind a higher sales tax proposed this week by County Executive Ron Sims. If it's placed on the ballot in this November's general election and voters approve it, the increase of one-tenth of 1 percent –– about a penny on every $10 of purchases –– would raise an estimated $50 million per year to expand and maintain bus service that keeps up with potential demand, particularly in suburban areas, according to Sims. The way Sims and supporters of the plan see it, about 200 additional buses would be purchased and in service by 2015, and Metro service would increase and improve enough to boost the average daily ridership by an estimated 60,000...
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