Medford one of 30 communities to adopt meals tax - Medford, MA - Medford Transcript

Medford one of 30 communities to adopt meals tax - Medford, MA - Medford Transcript

Medford residents looking to shave a few pennies off their restaurant bill won’t have to travel very far to get their wish.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, only 30 communities, or just over 8.5 percent of the 351 cities and towns across the state, voted to adopt the .75 percent optional meals tax increase by the Aug. 31 deadline.

Every city and town in Massachusetts was given the option of adopting the tax, which is set to go into effect in Medford on Oct. 1.

While the majority of communities that passed the tax were in the central or western parts of the state, some were in the greater Boston area, including the city of Boston.

In the Medford area, communities which adopted the tax included Melrose, Cambridge, Everett and Somerville. The nearby communities of Winchester, Stoneham, Malden and Arlington did not adopt the tax.

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