Fairfax County Considers Food Tax

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Fairfax County board considers proposed food tax despite $240 million surplus

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Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay and the board of supervisors are considering implementing a food tax.

The county is spending some of its surplus on public school construction, parks and recreation.

The Commonwealth of Virginia already has a sales tax, but voters have rejected food tax proposals twice at the ballot box.

In Alexandria , the food tax generated $31.6 million for the city in fiscal year 2024 , and in Falls Church , their food tax generated $5.6 million for the city. The food tax in Prince William County generated $44.9 million in fiscal year 2024 . And in 2023 , the Washington , D.C. Meals Tax generated $553.6 million for the city..