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MOST 2020 Re-Authorization Vote Set for March 24
The Municipal Option Sales Tax (MOST) requires reauthorization on the March 24, 2020, presidential primary ballot. It is merely a re-authorization of the existing 1-cent tax. If the MOST passes, Atlanta’s in-city tax rate will remain at the current level.
The MOST is a 1-cent sales tax on most goods purchased, and services performed, within Atlanta. It's used to finance the federally mandated Clean Water Atlanta wastewater infrastructure overhaul while keeping water and sewer rates lower than they would be otherwise.
The city estimates that without a reauthorization of the MOST, there would be a need for a 25 to 30 percent offsetting rate increase. It was initially approved by Atlanta voters in July 2004, and re-authorized by a 3-1 margin every four years since.
Since October 2004, the MOST has generated more than $2 billion in revenue that has supported the successful investment in wastewater infrastructure.