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Recent Examples of sales tax
Key funding sources, such as sales tax collections and property tax transfers, have slumped.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Last year, in the wake of the referendum question’s failure, the board considered a hiring freeze, reallocated sales tax revenue toward its general fund and asked its departments and offices to cut costs.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Imagine sales tax at 16%, paramedics needing your credit card before administering CPR, and on and on.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
The measure, placed on the ballot by the county Board of Supervisors, asks voters to support the sales tax increase to help stave off the effects of federal Medi-Cal cuts affecting county healthcare facilities.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Last year, in the wake of the referendum question’s failure, the board considered a hiring freeze, reallocated sales tax revenue toward its general fund and asked its departments and offices to cut costs.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Imagine sales tax at 16%, paramedics needing your credit card before administering CPR, and on and on.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
The measure, placed on the ballot by the county Board of Supervisors, asks voters to support the sales tax increase to help stave off the effects of federal Medi-Cal cuts affecting county healthcare facilities.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales tax
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Meanwhile, Portugal plays two group matches in Texas and the third in Washington – all states that do not levy a state income tax.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The proposals include a 30% income tax hike for three years on companies in the Caribbean country that earn more than $17 million a year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.—
Jack Harvel
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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To qualify for the Saver’s Match, a single tax filer must earn less than $35,500.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Village Farms developers estimated the project would add more than $1 billion to the city’s property tax roll.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The property tax base would fall, and with it, local governments’ budgets would drop.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.—
Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
10 Nov. 2022
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2021
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Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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That’s because your personal circumstance and finances (such as other sources of retirement income and your tax bracket) can be complex and so are the Social Security rules governing them.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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However, deprioritizing the employee experience creates an invisible, compounding tax on the workforce.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sales%20tax. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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