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LAVA HOT SPRINGS - A 1 percent tax increase on lodging in the tiny resort town of Lava Hot Springs went into effect Tuesday.

Voters approved the increase during the city's Nov. 6 elections.

City Clerk Canda Dimick said a detailed study conducted by local merchant, Evelee Rush, indicated that tax in Lava Hot Springs was lower than similar resorts in Idaho.

The tax increase means tourists will now pay 3 percent sales tax for rooms and RV spaces with occupancy less than 30 days.

The city's tax for liquor by the drink and retail sales will remain at 2 percent, Dimick said.

BY DEBBIE BRYCE dbryce@journalnet.com

This document was originally published online on Wednesday, November 21, 2007

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