{"id":2674899,"date":"2026-10-02T17:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-rolls-out-new-10-25-percent-sales-tax\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:39:10","slug":"los-angeles-county-rolls-out-new-10-25-percent-sales-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-rolls-out-new-10-25-percent-sales-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles County Rolls Out New 10.25 Percent Sales Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-county-rolls-out-new-10-25-percent-sales-tax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2674899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los Angeles County, California, has implemented a new 10.25% sales tax, known as Measure ER, which increased the previous rate of 9.75% to fund healthcare and local services. this measure, approved by voters in June, aims to generate around $1 billion annually for five years, with funds directed to nonprofits, outpatient clinics, and LA&#8217;s public health system to support underinsured and low-income residents. The revenue collection is currently on hold due to a lawsuit filed by the Libertarian Party challenging the tax&#8217;s validity. Despite ongoing legal battles, officials emphasize that the tax is essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >maintaining healthcare services amid federal funding cuts<\/a>. The article also highlights broader issues in California, including its high tax rates, economic challenges faced by businesses, and criticism of state management under Governor Gavin Newsom, with buisness owners citing high costs, regulations, and taxes as reasons for closures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County, California, instituted a new 10.25 percent sales tax on Thursday, four months after voters approved an increase back in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Essential Services Restoration Act,\u201d also known as Measure ER, increased the rate from 9.75 percent to pay for healthcare costs and other local services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/los-angeles-countys-sales-tax-increase-goes-into-effect-today-heres-what-to-know\/3950049\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to KNBC-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, supporters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/measure-er-la-county-what-to-know\/3889685\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">framed<\/a> the ballot measure as a way to supplement federal funding losses from President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cBig Beautiful Bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The measure has a sunset provision and will remain in effect for five years until Oct. 1, 2031, but it\u2019s still expected to generate $1 billion per year.<\/p>\n<p>The increase, however, will not affect prescription drugs, medical equipment, or grocery goods.<\/p>\n<p>Some 45 percent of the tax revenue will be funneled through nonprofits and outpatient clinics to help cover the healthcare needs of underinsured and low-income residents.<\/p>\n<p>Another 22 percent will go to LA Health Services, which is the county\u2019s public health system.<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s public health department said it has lost $50 million in federal, state, and local funding from recent fiscal cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The funding cannot be dispersed yet, however, after the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit challenging the new tax.<\/p>\n<p>As the case makes its way through the courts, any revenue collected through the sales tax will stay in limbo until the issue is fully resolved.<\/p>\n<p>If the tax is invalidated, refunds will be dispersed.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of L.A. Health Services, said, \u201cFor patients and families across LA County, Measure ER is a desperately needed lifeline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople do not stop needing care because funding disappears,\u201d she added. \u201cThey still need cancer treatment, diabetes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-conventional-medicine-kills-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\" title=\"How Conventional Medicine Kills, and What to Do About It\">high blood pressure medications<\/a>, prenatal care, immunizations, and a doctor when they are sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Californians already face some of the highest taxes in the nation. The state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/turbotax.intuit.com\/tax-tips\/fun-facts\/states-with-the-highest-and-lowest-taxes\/L6HPAVqSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">income tax<\/a> is the highest in the country at 13.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, a CNN reporter called out Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for his poor management of the state after she interviewed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">business owner<\/a> who was forced to close his restaurant in a hostile economic and regulatory environment.<\/p>\n<p>Senior national correspondent Kyung Lah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-reporter-says-newsoms-mismanagement-california-will-chase-seeks-higher-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviewed<\/a> local Los Angeles business owner Tom Sopit, whose restaurant survived the COVID lockdowns but is now closing due to crushing regulations, labor laws, and high costs.<\/p>\n<p>Sopit called it a \u201cdeath by a thousand cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cost of goods, the cost of labor is much higher than everyone else in the country,\u201d he said. \u201cInsurance is a big part of it, with the wildfires controlling the premiums and increases, all the carriers leaving the state, and that\u2019s why it went up so quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you can\u2019t just keep taxing businesses and people,\u201d Sopit explained. \u201cHow are we just keep paying more taxes, but somehow the state just keeps going downhill? 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