LHOST A BRAND-NEW SALES TAX ACRONYM
County commissioners are in very early discussions regarding an additional penny-on-the-dollar sales tax that “acts as a direct tool to cut property tax bills specifically for primary residents.”
It’s called the Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST), and it joins the list of existing sales tax acronyms in Georgia. If LHOST ultimately happens, the local sales tax rate would increase from eightcen…