Statesboro City Council is expected to approve a tax increase Wednesday that is designed to further promote tourism in the city. As part of its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday morning at City Hall, council will vote on a motion to increase the city’s hotel-motel tax from 5 percent to 6 percent. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.Changing the tax, which capitalizes on tourism by capturing revenue from visitors to the city’s hotels and motels, is estimated to generate an additional $200,000-plus during the next two years alone.
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