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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Should all go according to plan, that development will join a neighborhood of sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond projects out in western Wyandotte County.
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year, the county pushed for a temporary sales tax increase, Measure A, to help fill $330 million out of a $1 billion hole in federal assistance to the health care system.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
The bill would exempt honeybee purchases from the sales tax, strengthen local food programs and change some truck weight requirements.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
According to the city, the program which works through the Open Rewards app on Apple and Google app stores helps boost Southlake’s sales tax revenue when businesses see dips right after the Christmas holiday season.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
Last year, the county pushed for a temporary sales tax increase, Measure A, to help fill $330 million out of a $1 billion hole in federal assistance to the health care system.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
The bill would exempt honeybee purchases from the sales tax, strengthen local food programs and change some truck weight requirements.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
According to the city, the program which works through the Open Rewards app on Apple and Google app stores helps boost Southlake’s sales tax revenue when businesses see dips right after the Christmas holiday season.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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