There is a Possibility for consumers In Kentucky, that shopping could become more expensive in a just over a year.

Rep. John Sims Jr. (D-Flemingsburg) is sponsoring a bill that if passed would raise the sales tax to eight percent starting January 2021. If it passes, it would be the first sales tax increase since 1990.

Local businesses say it could leave their customers paying more at checkout.

The bill would also raise personal property tax to six percent and motor vehicle usage tax up to eight percent.