International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
Traditional bazaar merchants in several large cities closed their shops this week to protest a decision by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to enforce the nation's first-ever sales tax.
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The protests, the largest since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected in 2005, occurred in several large cities.
The San Antonio Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reports the state collected $1.68 billion in sales tax in September, up 3.7 percent over September 2007.
Sue's Place (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ultimately, Palin took Wasilla’s long-term debt from $1 million when she entered office to $25 million when she left.” “Anything she proposed is a good earmark,” said Bob Weinstein, mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska. By the way, don’t believe it when they say Alaska has no sales tax. The tax is there, but only in tourist towns [...]
The Denver Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Liquor sales tax collections jumped 31.7 percent in September, compared to the same month last year, but fell short from the forecasted figure, according to data released Friday by the Colorado Department of Revenue.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
(Photo from Shia Islam ) Iran Halts New Sales Tax After Merchants Strike -- Washington Post TEHRAN, Oct. 8 -- A series of private-sector strikes has forced the Iranian government to suspend the implementation of a new sales tax borne most heavily by the politically powerful merchant class, marking a setback for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plans for economic change. In a rare show of public protest,...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
It's been tough lately for municipal sales tax proposals.
Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Shanghai, October 10 (Gasgoo.com) Following the sales tax hike on big cars as of September 1, Mercedes-Benz China has recently announced the price markup of its 3.0L-plus models.
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
First, nothing drives down an area’s economy like a sales tax. I refuse to buy any big ticket items in Philly, just to save the 1 % tax (7% vs. the state 6%). To create a consumer tax on the fringe of an economic meltdown is just plain stupid. But then, we’re talking King James [...]
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
First, nothing drives down an area’s economy like a sales tax. I refuse to buy any big ticket items in Philly, just to save the 1 % tax (7% vs. the state 6%). To create a consumer tax on the fringe of an economic meltdown is just plain stupid. But then, we’re talking King James [...]
Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
China's automobile prices rose in September buoyed by an increased consumption tax that was aimed at curbing sales of high emission cars to save energy. Prices of domestically-made vehicles edged up 0.74 percent from August, a rise of 0.
PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Lansdale Reporter: Taking a hint from those attending last week’s transportation summit, the staff of the Montgomery County Planning Commission has started to explore the implementation of a county sales tax to finance a county transportation funding program. Up until last week, county planners had been focusing on using a bond issue for the program, similar [...]
43rd State Blues: Democracy for Ida (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
When Jim Risch pushed through a big shift from the property to the sales tax, he saved a lot of rich landowners big bucks. One of them was Jim Risch. According to Risch’s federal financial disclosure report, he saved himself at least $53,000 and maybe as much as $250,000 a year. The average household income in Idaho in 2006 was $48,354. Federal law requires only that properties be listed in value...
Got2BeGreen (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Want to lower your bills, conserve water and energy, and save money? Here’s your chance! From Thursday, October 9th to Sunday, October 12th, Metro Atlanta stores will sell products with the WaterSense label and Energy Star label without adding sales tax. Products that carry the WaterSense designation include low-flow toilets. These toilets only use 1.28 gallons [...]
Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The Times' editorial board threw its support behind Measure R today, which would add a half a percentage point to the sales tax in Los Angeles County to pay for mass-transit and road projects. What do you think? With the economy teetering, is now the time to raise taxes on consumer spending? The entire editorial:
