sales tax
noun
: a tax levied on the sale of goods and services that is usually calculated as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller
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Last year, the City Council considered three possible new sources of revenue: increasing its sales tax by 1 percent, legalizing and taxing cannabis sales, or raising the transient occupancy tax, often called TOT, paid by hotel guests.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
The new tax – an 11% levy on each sale – will come on top of federal excise taxes of 10% or 11% for firearms and California’s 6% sales tax.
—Topher L. McDougal, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Charlotte has long hoped to get a sales tax increase referendum on the ballot to pay for transportation needs, but that requires legislative approval, and the city has so far failed to gain traction in Raleigh.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
In exchange for slashing child poverty, legislators agreed to a $450 million income tax cut this year, plus the potential for additional reductions, and even a sales tax decrease, in future years, depending on the size of the surplus.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
The new tax – an 11% levy on each sale – will come on top of federal excise taxes of 10% or 11% for firearms and California’s 6% sales tax.
—Topher L. McDougal, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
Charlotte has long hoped to get a sales tax increase referendum on the ballot to pay for transportation needs, but that requires legislative approval, and the city has so far failed to gain traction in Raleigh.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
In exchange for slashing child poverty, legislators agreed to a $450 million income tax cut this year, plus the potential for additional reductions, and even a sales tax decrease, in future years, depending on the size of the surplus.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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