In an attempt to ease the tax burden on local homeowners, a Gwinnett County commissioner is pushing for a penny sales tax increase.
Commissioner Mike Beaudreau says his proposal would result in no net tax increase because the sales tax increase would be offset by lower property taxes.
Beaudreau says homeowners have been paying a disproportionate share of the county budget for too long. He says his initiative would spread out the tax burden.
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