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Kern County eyes transient occupancy tax increase as budget pressures mount

Posted 2/20/26

Kern County's 6% hotel tax hasn't budged since 2002. With a $14 million budget deficit on the horizon, supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to start exploring whether voters should change that. The …

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