Lubbock's Sales Tax Increase Effective Friday - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

Lubbock's Sales Tax Increase Effective Friday

Come Friday, shopping in Lubbock will cost you slightly more.

Retailers will begin collecting an increased sales tax. You'll recall, last November, Lubbock voters approved a three-eighths of a cent sales tax increase in exchange for lower property taxes. This means, you'll now be paying 8.25 cents per $1.

The current rate is 7.875 cents per $1. So, for example, something you buy today at $19.99 is taxed $1.57, come Friday, the tax would be $1.65.