Local sales tax increase take effect April 1

Local sales tax increase take effect April 1

Been holding off on those big-ticket purchases? You may want to consider today the day to make a decision. Final costs on retail receipts will soon be a bit higher in three Solano County cities as votes to increase sales tax on last November’s ballot take effect Tuesday. Yes, that’s April Fools Day but no, this is not a joke. Voters in Dixon approved a 1 percent (1 cent) sales tax increase in November. On Tuesday the city’s combined sales tax ra…