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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This is made possible by a one-cent sales tax hike that the East County city’s voters approved in a landslide in 2024.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 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 $45,731.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
The largest sources of state general fund revenue are taxes — specifically the individual income tax, sales tax and corporate income tax.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Nov. 2025
The increase will push the total sales tax above ten percent in many cities in the county, including San Jose.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 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 $45,731.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
The largest sources of state general fund revenue are taxes — specifically the individual income tax, sales tax and corporate income tax.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Nov. 2025
The increase will push the total sales tax above ten percent in many cities in the county, including San Jose.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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