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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Rocklin would not be the first Placer County community to ask voters for additional local sales tax revenue.
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Imagine sales tax at 16%, paramedics needing your credit card before administering CPR, and on and on.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Also, the city will not collect sales tax on the project for five years.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Los Angeles County’s Measure ER, a half-percentage-point sales tax aimed to plug the gap in healthcare services funding, has maintained a slight lead, according to election returns released on Tuesday, June 9.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Imagine sales tax at 16%, paramedics needing your credit card before administering CPR, and on and on.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Also, the city will not collect sales tax on the project for five years.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Los Angeles County’s Measure ER, a half-percentage-point sales tax aimed to plug the gap in healthcare services funding, has maintained a slight lead, according to election returns released on Tuesday, June 9.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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