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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On Thursday night, a divided South Bay Cities Council of Government, a joint power authority of 16 cities that doles out money from Measure R and Measure M, two local half-cent sales tax measures for transit projects, rejected Butts’ request to cover the funding gap needed to pay for the project.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The Gilbert Town Council on Tuesday approved a sales tax increase, with one member blaming a state law barring cities from collecting taxes on rent.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Voters must decide whether to approve Measure N and who should manage city finances with or without the additional sales tax revenue.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Given that tariffs are paid by U.S. importers and those costs have historically been passed on to consumers, Trump’s strategy appears to be based around a notion of replacing income tax revenue with a kind of invisible sales tax.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
The Gilbert Town Council on Tuesday approved a sales tax increase, with one member blaming a state law barring cities from collecting taxes on rent.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Voters must decide whether to approve Measure N and who should manage city finances with or without the additional sales tax revenue.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Given that tariffs are paid by U.S. importers and those costs have historically been passed on to consumers, Trump’s strategy appears to be based around a notion of replacing income tax revenue with a kind of invisible sales tax.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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