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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In 2008, the county put Measure R, a half-cent sales tax to fund transportation projects including the subway extension to Westwood, on the ballot.
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National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Rebecca Jones voted for a 1% San Marcos tax increase in 2024 and a ¾-cent SANDAG sales tax plan in 2025.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Later, the Measure M half-cent sales tax, which passed in 2016, plus federal dollars, funded the remaining sections.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 May 2026
These are towns such as Grand Lake, Durango and Gunnison, where shops, hotels, restaurants and seasonal workers rely on a steady flow of visitors, and where sales tax from those visitors funds the infrastructure and daily life of the community.
—Kyle Manley, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Rebecca Jones voted for a 1% San Marcos tax increase in 2024 and a ¾-cent SANDAG sales tax plan in 2025.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Later, the Measure M half-cent sales tax, which passed in 2016, plus federal dollars, funded the remaining sections.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 May 2026
These are towns such as Grand Lake, Durango and Gunnison, where shops, hotels, restaurants and seasonal workers rely on a steady flow of visitors, and where sales tax from those visitors funds the infrastructure and daily life of the community.
—Kyle Manley, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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