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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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The president views tariff revenues as a way to help offset the budget deficit increases tied to his recent income tax cuts and generate more domestic factory jobs.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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The administration has pushed for tariffs as a way to navigate the budget deficit amid income tax cuts and to boost domestic manufacturing jobs, but analysts have warned that American consumers will be the ones taking on the price hikes.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 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,
USA Today,
21 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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And just to add to the confusion, the charges will appear on your property tax bill, with refunds or credits not appearing until at least your fiscal 2027 property tax bill.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Up next, an ABC News investigation into how Americans in majority non-white neighborhoods are facing higher property tax bills.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Aug. 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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The excise tax on funders—with withholding tax enforcement on lawyers—was intended in part to curb litigation.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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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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And in the 1990s, after the Court of International Trade struck down a tax on exporters that was being used to finance improvements to U.S. harbors, the court set up a process for issuing refunds.—
Jan Wolfe,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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The city also chooses locations based on where tax incremental financing is available, Muhs said.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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