The proposed 5 percent rental car fee failed to garner enough support in Tuesday night’s county council meeting, officials said.

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Rental car fee nixed in council vote

Charleston County Council voted 8-1 Tuesday in favor of a new 5% tax on rental car receipts in the county. The tax would create a fund for expansion of air service, including the luring of low-cost air carriers to Charleston International Airport .

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Charleston County Council backs rental car tax

Charleston County Council pressed ahead Tuesday with a new 5 percent tax on rental cars that’s meant to raise incentive money to lure a low-cost airline to Charleston, as supporters wearing “Let’s Fly” stickers looked on approvingly.

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Council backs rental-car tax boost