Editor’s note: The story has been updated to specify which grocery items will be impacted by sales tax.
Beginning on Tuesday, the sales tax in Los Angeles County will increase, impacting everything from groceries to car purchases.
When it comes to groceries, the sales tax increase will impact alcoholic beverages, dietary supplements and hot prepared food.
However, the sales tax increase won’t impact items such as:
- Baby food
- Artificial sweeteners
- Candy
- Gum
- Ice cream
- Fruit and vegetable juices
- Olives
- Onions
- Maraschino cherries
A breakdown of what food items will be impacted by the sales tax increase can be found here.
After voters approved Measure A last November, the sales tax will increase countywide from 9.5% to 9.75%. The increase will fund homeless services and prevention.
The tax will remain in effect indefinitely unless repealed by voters.
The sales tax will impact cities across the county differently. For example, the city of Long Beach will see a 10.5% sales tax beginning on Tuesday, while Santa Monica’s new sales tax will be 10.75%
Palmdale and Lancaster will have higher sales taxes, 11.25%, after voters approved an increase in November to keep more dollars to grow and improve local programs, public safety and infrastructure.
A breakdown of how much sales tax will be in each city can be viewed here.
