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Finance
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Sales tax of 8.5% is collected within City limits. This tax is distributed to eight different entities: 6.5% State 0.85% City of Mount Vernon 0.15% Skagit County 0.4% PTBA (Skagit Transit) 0.3% Public Safety (Jail) – Effective 1/1/2014 0.1% Criminal Justice (distributed to Cities and County based on population) 0.1% Skagit 911 0.1% Skagit County Mental HealthFinance
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please see:Finance