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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Lawmakers in both states have passed sweeping incentives packages to attract the Chiefs and Kansas City Royals after Jackson County voters rejected a 3/8th-cent sales tax extension in April 2024 that would have kept the Chiefs at their current home.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
The project is expected to generate $127 million in sales tax revenue for the town of about 6,000 people.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
The funding for the engineering and design phase will come from the Folsom Plan Area Impact Fees, the Transportation Development Act Fund and from Measure A, a county sales tax that funds transportation projects.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Mecklenburg County sales tax referendum The decision followed a 4-3 vote by the Huntersville Planning Board in April in favor of recommending the rezoning to the Town Board.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
The project is expected to generate $127 million in sales tax revenue for the town of about 6,000 people.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
The funding for the engineering and design phase will come from the Folsom Plan Area Impact Fees, the Transportation Development Act Fund and from Measure A, a county sales tax that funds transportation projects.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Mecklenburg County sales tax referendum The decision followed a 4-3 vote by the Huntersville Planning Board in April in favor of recommending the rezoning to the Town Board.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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