GA: Statewide Rideshare Tax Pitched for Transit Bill
Feb. 16, 2018
A new statewide tax on rideshare services, such as Uber and Lyft, would help fund public transit in Georgia under a much-anticipated proposal unveiled Tuesday.
Source Valdosta Daily Times
A new statewide tax on rideshare services, such as Uber and Lyft, would help fund public transit in Georgia under a much-anticipated proposal unveiled Tuesday.
The bill would impose a 50-cent charge on each trip, whether taken through a rideshare or taxi service. The proposal would also put an additional 1 percent sales tax on concession purchases made at the Atlanta and Savannah airports.
That revenue would go through a new agency called The ATL, which stands for Atlanta-region Transit Link.
