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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Fireworks aren’t the only item the council is using from the $74.5 million in Apple sales tax.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Innamorato said the Regional Asset District — funded by the county's 1% sales tax — is contributing $5 million to the project.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Agua Prieta is around 70 percent of our sales tax and any border policies effect our economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Tinley Park had also looked to acquire the mental health center from the state, and looked to develop it for retail and entertainment uses that would generate sales tax revenue for the village.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Innamorato said the Regional Asset District — funded by the county's 1% sales tax — is contributing $5 million to the project.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Agua Prieta is around 70 percent of our sales tax and any border policies effect our economy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Tinley Park had also looked to acquire the mental health center from the state, and looked to develop it for retail and entertainment uses that would generate sales tax revenue for the village.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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