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 deal does not include an extension and expansion of the sales tax in Hennepin County that originally supported construction of Target Field to cover HCMC, which was another proposal discussed during the session to address the hospital's funding woes.
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Prosecutors allege that between April 2019 and November 2022, Pin Hsien Hsu, 46, operated about 30 unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, failed to file sales tax returns and didn’t report about $80 million in sales.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Under the draft agreement, the county would contribute $360 million and the city would pay $80 million from their respective sales tax revenues.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Councilmembers also decided to explore another sales tax; the council asked voters in 2024 to approve a half-cent local sales tax measure, but the idea was narrowly rejected.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
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Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Prosecutors allege that between April 2019 and November 2022, Pin Hsien Hsu, 46, operated about 30 unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, failed to file sales tax returns and didn’t report about $80 million in sales.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Under the draft agreement, the county would contribute $360 million and the city would pay $80 million from their respective sales tax revenues.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Councilmembers also decided to explore another sales tax; the council asked voters in 2024 to approve a half-cent local sales tax measure, but the idea was narrowly rejected.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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