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Recent Examples of sales tax
The group also pointed to Jackson County voters rejecting a sales tax in 2024 that would have helped pay for a new Royals stadium in the Crossroads.
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Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Larsen has spent hundreds of thousands more to support a sales tax to fund local transit and an infrastructure bond, both priorities for Lurie.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The commission gathered Thursday to finalize the strategy on getting lawmakers to sign on to a 1% sales tax in Hennepin County.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Funding could include a future local sales tax measure dedicated to transportation, either countywide or regionwide, according to the presentation and the draft plan.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Larsen has spent hundreds of thousands more to support a sales tax to fund local transit and an infrastructure bond, both priorities for Lurie.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The commission gathered Thursday to finalize the strategy on getting lawmakers to sign on to a 1% sales tax in Hennepin County.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Funding could include a future local sales tax measure dedicated to transportation, either countywide or regionwide, according to the presentation and the draft plan.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sales tax
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The former provides an income tax credit for job creation, while the latter provides sales and tax refunds on the purchase of building materials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
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The largest portion of the funding sought from CHFA is $35 million in low-income tax credits.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The debt crisis is structural, rooted in decades of spending that outpaces revenue, and no single tax can undo that.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The board oversees the state’s property tax system as well as the alcoholic beverage tax and tax on insurers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Cavender, a longtime real estate developer who had previously supported Ross, emerged as his strongest challenger, criticizing the mayor and city council over recent property tax increases and calling for more transparency and a different approach to budgeting.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
1 May 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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While California desperately needs comprehensive tax relief, the qualification of the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 for the November ballot is an important first step in reclaiming California for the state’s beleaguered taxpayers.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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The state had a roughly $3 billion tax gap in 2022, according to the report the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services filed last year.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 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 2 May. 2026.
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