Car Rental Costs Going Up March 1st

Mobile's latest annexation means car rental rates will go up starting March 1st.
Last month, the City Council voted unanimously to annex all of the Mobile Regional Airport's land, extending the city limits west to Snow Road.
The higher city sales tax takes effect March 1. The sales tax rate for businesses on airport property will increase from 7.5 percent to 9 percent, while the sales tax rate for businesses in the newest portions of the police jurisdiction -- which stretches three miles beyond the airport -- will rise from 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent.
City officials estimate the city will receive an extra $1 million a year from the sales tax bump at the airport.
If businesses have any questions, please contact the City of Mobile {encode="revenue.batch@cityofmobile.org" title="Revenue Department"} at 251.208.7462.