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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Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Money for this project comes from the city’s infrastructure replacement fund as well as the community enhancement and investment fund, which is supplied by Measures H and R, one-half cent local sales tax measures that were approved by voters in 2014 and 2020, respectively.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Both Grossman and Wasserman warned that the decision to introduce parking fees for street parking would only result in the city losing sales tax revenue.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The project will mostly be paid with revenue from the county’s one-cent sales tax.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Money for this project comes from the city’s infrastructure replacement fund as well as the community enhancement and investment fund, which is supplied by Measures H and R, one-half cent local sales tax measures that were approved by voters in 2014 and 2020, respectively.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Both Grossman and Wasserman warned that the decision to introduce parking fees for street parking would only result in the city losing sales tax revenue.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The project will mostly be paid with revenue from the county’s one-cent sales tax.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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