sales tax

Officials said it would take a nine-cent tax increase to meet every department’s budget request. But they’re not proposing that in their recommendation.

If approved, money collected from the tax would go toward teacher salary supplements, among other things.

Guilford County residents are being asked to vote for or against a new quarter-cent sales tax this election. The proceeds are earmarked for increasing pay for teachers and classified staff in the public school system.

Several North Carolina counties put a sales tax referendum on the primary ballot to help pay for education. In Forsyth County, voters approved a measure…