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Recent Examples of sales tax
That’s part of a long-term funding deal made years ago, when the city transferred its unused Prop 116 rail funds — originally totaling $125 million — to OCTA in exchange for future transit funding using local Measure M2 sales tax dollars.
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
Some states and local jurisdictions rely heavily on property taxes while others lean more on income or sales tax.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Increasing a countywide sales tax on gasoline to five cents per gallon from three cents per gallon to raise money for transportation and transit.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Residents also enjoy good incomes while paying relatively low property and sales tax bills—all factors that researchers used to measure affordability.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
Some states and local jurisdictions rely heavily on property taxes while others lean more on income or sales tax.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Increasing a countywide sales tax on gasoline to five cents per gallon from three cents per gallon to raise money for transportation and transit.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Residents also enjoy good incomes while paying relatively low property and sales tax bills—all factors that researchers used to measure affordability.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales tax
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There is no tax treaty with the U.S. barring double taxation, but the U.S. foreign tax credit affords substantial relief and the Montenegro income tax rate tops out at just 15%.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The recall campaigns were led by those who fiercely opposed the Democratic lawmakers' support for a personal income tax hike proposed by then-Gov. James Blanchard.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
19 July 2025
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).—
Steve Hruby,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The anticipated property tax revenue is about $600,000 annually, once the development is complete, said Village Administrator Steve Kreklow.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Under the higher rate, the owner of a home with a taxable value of $300,000 would see a $144 property tax jump.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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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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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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But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
6 July 2025
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Once in default, the full remaining balance becomes immediately due, and the government can take action to recover the debt, such as garnishing wages or withholding tax refunds.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Apr. 2025
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The bill slashes funding for programs like Medicaid, places the burden of food stamp funding on individual states and provides significant tax cuts to the highest earners.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Recent polls by Nikkei and Tokyo Broadcasting System show that younger Japanese are more inclined to support tax cuts, while older generations prefer maintaining the status quo to safeguard social welfare.—
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CNBC,
23 July 2025
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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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The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.—
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 1 Aug. 2025.
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