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 General Assembly has given Mecklenburg County permission to put a referendum on the ballot to raise the county’s sales tax to fund road, rail and bus projects.
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
But several aspects of the sales tax measure have rankled Casey and organizations focused on fiscal responsibility.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The funding vehicle for a new courthouse originally was going to be a capital-improvement sales tax that voters approved in 2011, but the project never got underway by the time the tax expired a decade later.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2023, voters approved a 1% increase to the local option sales tax to be used for repairs and improvements to streets, bridges, parks and recreational facilities within the city.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
But several aspects of the sales tax measure have rankled Casey and organizations focused on fiscal responsibility.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
The funding vehicle for a new courthouse originally was going to be a capital-improvement sales tax that voters approved in 2011, but the project never got underway by the time the tax expired a decade later.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2023, voters approved a 1% increase to the local option sales tax to be used for repairs and improvements to streets, bridges, parks and recreational facilities within the city.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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