On Monday, the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors, in an attempt to give the citizens of the county a bit of relief in the current financial climate, unanimously approved a personal property tax rate reduction on vehicles for fiscal 2023.

The rate is reduced by 35 cents per 100 dollars assessed value, from the current $3.35 per hundred to $3 per hundred. The reduction applies to vehicles such as cars, trucks and motorcycles as well as one-ton trucks (T1 classification), two-ton trucks (T2 classification) and road tractors (RT classification). The rate does not apply to other vehicular properties such as boats or utility trailers.

The rate is in effect for this year’s billing, of which half is due in June and the other half in December. Appomattox County sends out tax bills twice per year.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Sam Carter proposed the reduction to $3 during Monday’s meeting.

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