Pierce County will begin to collect behavioral health tax this summer
Mar. 25—Pierce County will begin collecting a behavioral health tax this summer.
On Tuesday, the County Council unanimously passed a pathway for the tax increase.
The one tenth of 1 percent of sales tax, or one penny for every ten dollars spent, will be collected for behavioral health education, early intervention and prevention starting in July, Vice Chair Dave Morell (R-South Hill) previously told The News Tribune.
The council approved the tax increase in December, but it's collection was previously tied to state approval of a restructured Medicaid system in the county. A different Medicaid restructure won't require state approval, so the tax will move forward.
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