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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The stadium funding package included a reduction in a sales tax administrative fee the state charges the city and county that is intended to help cover the annual payments.
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In the aggregate, tariffs would feel something like a 1% national sales tax.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $41,468.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Transit lost $27 million from state changes to the sales tax that funds the $400 million county transit budget, and Levine Cava said the agency faced a roughly $50 million deficit heading into the budget process.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In the aggregate, tariffs would feel something like a 1% national sales tax.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to $41,468.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Transit lost $27 million from state changes to the sales tax that funds the $400 million county transit budget, and Levine Cava said the agency faced a roughly $50 million deficit heading into the budget process.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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