use tax

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noun

1. a state tax imposed on goods purchased outside a state for which state sales tax has not been paid.

Example Sentences

This is why it is more appropriate to use tax data on inheritance relief, rather than farm survey data, to estimate the impact of the change in the Budget on individuals.

From BBC

To help spur more consumer spending, an increasingly important driver for growth as China becomes wealthier, the government plans to use tax policies and other incentives to encourage families to scrap their older vehicles, replace aging appliances and redecorate their apartments, the officials said.

From Seattle Times

They included renewing a sales and use tax that funds street projects in Marysville, renewal of a school district levy to support the Arlington School District, and a construction bond to build new schools in the Edmonds School District.

From Seattle Times

County must increase pay and lower job qualifications to hire more social workers, including those in training; use tax dollars more wisely to build more outpatient behavioral health facilities; and incentivize building 500,000 housing units, including three- and four-bedroom units through tax abatement.

From Los Angeles Times

But to make this policy fair and acceptable, it needs to be coupled with ways to use tax revenues to ensure consumers are not left worse off, such as reducing VAT on fruit and vegetable products and compensating vulnerable households.

From Salon