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SALES TAX

A sales tax is a consumption tax charged at the point of purchase for certain goods and services. The tax is usually set as a percentage by the government charging the tax, with a list of exemptions. The tax can be included in the price (tax-inclusive) or added at the point of sale (tax-exclusive). This topic covers all the news on sales tax, including possible increases and its effect on businesses.

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Locals seeking less school construction moneymore

didn't get used. All of this comes at a time when Maryland is about to hike the sales tax on alcohol --��in part to pay...

Portugal 'heading for recession'more

there will be an additional programme of privatisations, and pensions exceeding 1,500 euros will be cut.

Eureka budget not looking as dire as 2010; Measure O funds anticipated...more

the Eureka Fire Department's ranks on Wednesday -- filling previously frozen positions -- thanks to a voter-approved...

Connecticut���s Budget Is Done, but Governor���s Work Is Notmore

will play out almost invisibly in tweaks to sales and other taxes. Along with income tax increases, the sales tax will...

When lounging around can get the job donemore

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Govt mulls Rs 3 diesel hike after assembly pollsmore

Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum currently lose Rs 16.17 a litre on diesel and after adding local sales tax or...

Tax hikes on the way for Connecticut residentsmore

budget shortfall. Only a handful of governors are proposing tax hikes this year. Under the budget, the state sales tax...

Opinion: What Canadians Wantmore

rationalizing government its priorities. And it made good on those promises. On January 1, 2008 Canada's general sales...

B.C. government to lose millions if HST rolled back: reportmore

in B.C into the HST. These include items that were exempt from the seven per cent provincial sales tax before the HST...

WSJ hails Harper as model conservativemore

praiseworthy on the Canadian Conservative���s record, according to the Journal, were: Cuts to corporate tax rate and...

Diesel may go costlier by Rs 3/litremore

Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum currently lose Rs 16.17 a litre on diesel and after adding local sales tax or...

Report on B.C. HST shows low income families, business better offmore

of provincial and federal sales taxes in B.C. These include items that were exempt from the provincial sales tax before...

Officials concerned over possible loss of vehicle licensing fees; Coun...more

enforcement funding. The options included a countywide general purpose Transaction and Use Tax (TUT) that would...

Metro proposes budget increasemore

Orange County Line to the I-605. Many of these projects are funded through Measure R, a voter-approved half-cent sales...

What Canadians Wantmore

rationalizing government its priorities. And it made good on those promises. On January 1, 2008 Canada's general sales...

State govts gain from gold, silver rally; report higher tax revenuesmore

on account of soaring gold and silver sales. A government official said there was a 26% increase in sales tax in...

Nearly 8,000 Attend NCAE's One Voice Rallymore

Perdue. During the rally, NCAE collected pennies as a symbolic gesture in support of maintaining the 1 cent sales tax...

Funding for B.C. HST campaigns split 50-50more

Bill Vander Zalms Fight HST and an alliance of B.C. businesses and organizations that supports the harmonized sales tax.

Florida GOP to Tea Party governor: No tax cutmore

relief through lower levies from the state's water management districts. Also, residents will benefit from a three-day...

California nightmare: Higher taxes or painful cuts?more

tax rates, which expired at the end of 2010, and maintaining a 1 percentage point bump in the sales tax, which lapses...

No big tax cuts for Florida businessesmore

relief through lower levies from the state's water management districts. Also, residents will benefit from a three-day...

To Help Main St., Close Estate Tax Loopholemore

By In 1992, when the U.S. Supreme Court heard the landmark interstate sales tax dispute of complying with the nation's...

Harper Conservatives Win Majority for First Time in Canada Votemore

that time. Tax Cuts Harper���s first five years in power were marked by reductions in the federal sales tax that were...

Harper���s Conservatives to Win Majority in Canada, CTV Saysmore

that time. Tax Cuts Harper���s first five years in power were marked by reductions in the federal sales tax that were...

Bucking Trend, Connecticut Budget Deal Raises Taxes, Gasoline Exceptedmore

a reckless throwback to an era of government overreach and profligate spending. The budget would raise the general...

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