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Kasim Reed and ACP: Go for a Full Penny Transportation Sales Tax

Monday, June 20th, 2016

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and key members of the business community favor asking voters for a full penny sales tax for transportation later this year – a half-penny going to MARTA and another half-penny going toward other transportation projects.

The MARTA half-penny tax would last 40 years and be used to expand MARTA in Atlanta. That MARTA list of projects will need to be decided by the end of June.

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