DANVILLE, W.Va. — Danville Town Council has approved the final step which will enable the town to start collection of a one percent sales tax on good sold in the city to help municipal coffers.
Council voted in favor of an ordinance Tuesday night during a special meeting implementing the one-percent sales tax which will be charged on top of the state’s six-percent tax charged by businesses and restaurants. The measure will also add the sales tax to items shipped into Danville from online and mail order catalogs like Amazon.
The state’s Home Rule Board has approved Danville’s collection, but they had a number of requirements. One was to adjust and lower B&O taxes on certain line items and create a sales and use tax ordinance. That ordinance was also approved Tuesday.
Mayor Mark McClure said it was a measure they hope will generate revenue to create enough funds to provide town workers a health insurance plan. He said they also needed money for street paving and more infrastructure projects in the town.