Sales-Tax Hike Goes to Healthcare Services
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From Times Wire Reports
Alameda County shoppers have begun to pay an additional half-cent sales tax to fund public health services.
In March, 70.8% of voters approved the tax hike to 8.75% to generate an estimated $90 million a year for the county Medical Center and private healthcare providers serving indigent and Medi-Cal patients.
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