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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But Commissioner Nicole Wilson now thinks the board should consider putting a different kind of sales tax on the ballot.
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Then there are the 2-cent underground storage fee and the 4 percent average state and local sales tax.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Both were part of RTD’s FasTracks project, approved by voters in 2004 on the understanding that revenues from a sales tax increase would fund eventual extension of the G Line to Golden and the B Line to Boulder and Longmont.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Counties are not currently allowed to impose a sales tax.
—Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 27 Feb. 2026
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Then there are the 2-cent underground storage fee and the 4 percent average state and local sales tax.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Both were part of RTD’s FasTracks project, approved by voters in 2004 on the understanding that revenues from a sales tax increase would fund eventual extension of the G Line to Golden and the B Line to Boulder and Longmont.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
Counties are not currently allowed to impose a sales tax.
—Meghan O'Brien, States Newsroom, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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