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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Currently, transactions at the airport are subject to a Highfill city sales tax of 2%.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
During his tenure, Cater has pursued a progressive agenda that has included medical debt forgiveness, college savings accounts for newborns, and a new sales tax to fund roads and parks.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
The full force of that effective national sales tax is building.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
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.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
During his tenure, Cater has pursued a progressive agenda that has included medical debt forgiveness, college savings accounts for newborns, and a new sales tax to fund roads and parks.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025
The full force of that effective national sales tax is building.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
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.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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