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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Santa Clara County’s Measure A has the support of likely voters who appear to favor a sales tax increase on the November ballot to fund the county’s health care system, a new poll commissioned by a local nonprofit shows.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Though there has been general agreement that every penny of tax paid at the gas pump should go to roads — sales tax does not — attempts to remove the sales tax have been stymied by concerns about reduced revenues for schools and local governments, which sales tax revenues support.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Membership into The Maze will cost patrons $3,300 annually (sales tax included) plus a $1,500 initiation fee.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Lucas credited voters for passing an extension to a public safety sales tax earlier this year, which is funding not only a new city jail but also additional tools for the police department.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Though there has been general agreement that every penny of tax paid at the gas pump should go to roads — sales tax does not — attempts to remove the sales tax have been stymied by concerns about reduced revenues for schools and local governments, which sales tax revenues support.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Membership into The Maze will cost patrons $3,300 annually (sales tax included) plus a $1,500 initiation fee.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Lucas credited voters for passing an extension to a public safety sales tax earlier this year, which is funding not only a new city jail but also additional tools for the police department.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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