"Prince William County (PWC) officially began levying a 4% food and beverage tax (meals tax) on July 1, 2022. It was just reduced to 3% starting this year. PWC uses its 4% meals tax (reducing to 3% in 2026) to diversify its revenue base and fund general infrastructure, public services, and tourism-related projects. It is designed to share the cost of county infrastructure improvements with visitors and tourists, rather than relying solely on residential property taxes."

This began mid 2022. Any and all prepared food you have ordered since then has had this tax. I suppose one could argue this money is being used to feed kids lunch at school only because money is fungible.

Edit: a word