Some people who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease â such as emphysema â develop a slight barrel chest in the later stages of the disease. It occurs because the lungs are chronically overinflated with air, so the rib cage stays partially expanded all the time.
Westlake, OH Sales Tax Rate. The current total local sales tax rate in Westlake, OH is 8.000%. The December 2016 total local sales tax rate was also 8.000%.
All Ohioans must pay sales taxes on clothes, electronics and other tangible goods they buy through the stateâs merchants and retailers. The statewide sales tax rate is 5.5 percent, but counties and cities add their own levies to that base tax.