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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Before the sales tax increase last year, the transit agency almost faced cuts and downsizing to more than half of bus routes to try and close the county's then-yawning budget gap and avoid MCTS's ever-looming fiscal cliff.
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
Illinois is one of seven states that charges a sales tax on gasoline, adding it after the motor fuel tax is applied.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
The sales tax is projected to provide 42% of the revenue for the transportation fund this fiscal year.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fee’s, the out the door and in your driveway total purchase price came to: $61,632.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
Illinois is one of seven states that charges a sales tax on gasoline, adding it after the motor fuel tax is applied.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Aug. 2024
The sales tax is projected to provide 42% of the revenue for the transportation fund this fiscal year.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fee’s, the out the door and in your driveway total purchase price came to: $61,632.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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