In 1972 they came across a tiny island with three shuttered buildings. It was near all the major habitats and isolated enough to permit study of the coral reefâs natural dynamics. It was the perfect spot. More than three decades later, Carrie Bow Cay in Belize is still home to the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Program.
The Norfolk, Virginia, general sales tax rate is 4.3%. Every 2017 combined rates mentioned above are the results of Virginia state rate (4.3%), the Virginia cities rate (1%), and in some case, special rate (0.7%). There is no county sale tax for Norfolk, Virginia.
Sales and Use Tax. Under Virginia law, most purchases of tangible personal property are subject to both state and local sales and use taxes. The general sales tax rate for Virginia is 5.3 percent--of that, 4.3 percent goes to the state and 1 percent goes to the locality. In the Northern Virginia region there is an additional 0.7 percent state tax for transportation, bringing the total state and local sales tax to 6 percent.