Borough voters to decide on sales tax cap increase in October

A ballot proposition on this October municipal ballot will put the question to Petersburg voters whether to increase the amount of sales tax that can be collected on a single purchase from $72.00 to $300.00.

At their regular meeting on June 17 the Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously passed Ordinance 24-10 in its third and final reading to propose the municipal code amendment for this sales tax exemption change to borough voters.

Currently in the borough, sales tax liability for any single purchase - which is defined as purchases made at the same time or within a 24-hour transaction period...