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Santa Clara County Proposes Tax Amid $4.4B Revenue Loss

8/8/2025

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Santa Clara County officials are pushing for a five-eighths cent sales tax to combat a staggering $4.4 billion revenue loss due to federal cuts, mainly impacting Medicaid. With the Board of Supervisors backing the proposal for the November ballot, the goal is to raise $330 million each year. However, critics caution that this could weigh heavily on working-class families already feeling the strain of rising taxes.

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Santa Clara County officials are pushing for a five-eighths cent sales tax to combat a staggering $4.4 billion revenue loss due to federal cuts, mainly impacting Medicaid. With the Board of Supervisors backing the proposal for the November ballot, the goal is to raise $330 million each year. However, critics caution that this could weigh heavily on working-class families already feeling the strain of rising taxes.