Incorrect tax hits thousands of Austin Energy customers

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A KXAN investigation has prompted Austin Energy to review, and likely refund, a 1 percent metro sales tax levied on thousands of residential customers in Williamson County, according to a memo sent Thursday to the Austin mayor and City Council.
Austin Energy levied the tax on roughly 6,000 residential customers in a portion of Williamson County outside the Austin city limits. A spokesman said the computer billing system applied the tax incorrectly.
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