Article: GOV. RILEY URGES LEGISLATURE TO VOTE ON COMPROMISE TAX RELIEF PLAN

Article: Sales tax idea resurrected
The Billings Gazette;  January 17, 1997 ;     603 words ......Racicot pushed the sales tax back into Montana...his earlier sales tax attempt. "I...constitutionally capped sales tax to reduce escalating...states without a sales tax, and signs in...there's no sales tax in good ol...calls for a sales tax ...

Article: EDITORIAL: Vying for pennies: Our View: Sales tax proposals will test Idahoans' tolerance.(Editorial)
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA);  July 10, 2006 ;     583 words ......it for property tax relief in a possible special...for raising the sales tax one penny when an...would grant property tax relief by shifting school...operation costs to the sales tax, should follow through...willingly trade property tax relief of about 20 ...

Article: Sales tax link to property tax relief questioned
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Capitol Week Sales tax link to property tax relief questioned By AMY...used most of their sales tax revenue for property tax relief during the first...probably sold the sales tax as a mean of property tax relief so in the first year...

Article: Supervisors, Walker retreat to their corners Officials disagree over budget, sales tax
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 6, 2008 ;     448 words ......should pursue a 1% sales tax increase for parks, transit and tax relief, following voters...referendum on the sales tax measure. Walker...Before the higher sales tax can be imposed...million in property tax relief that the sales tax ...

Article: Many support, one opposes 4 percent general sales tax
Missoulian;  March 18, 2003 ;     542 words ......implement a 4 percent sales tax on nearly all consumer...Committee that the sales tax would bring Montana...tax and property tax relief as well as capital...the burden of the sales tax, Peterson added...percent general sales tax would apply...HB749 ...

Article: Ozaukee sales tax extension suggested Alderman in Port pushes for property tax relief
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 5, 1998 ;     332 words ......million in yearly sales tax revenue could...for property tax relief. Voigt said the...for property tax relief through the sales tax. "I like the...oppose. Property tax relief would be the...he said. "The sales tax is the only means...

Article: Analysis raises sales tax questions
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Analysis raises sales tax questions Less...for property tax relief, watchdog group...years of the sales tax. Property tax relief was defined as...than property tax relief." Tax grows in...the 0.5% county sales tax has grown steadily...

Article: Sales tax hike: $168 per household
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  February 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......million from the sales tax boost this year for property tax relief. The rest would...million from the sales tax increase would complement...money for property tax relief from slot machine...year for property tax relief and go as high as...third of the ...

Article: Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance Analysis Raises Questions about Sales Tax.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  June 13, 2002 ;     700+ words ......providing as much property tax relief as their sales tax revenue allows by using...first four years of the sales tax. Property tax relief was defined as the difference...little, if any, property tax relief as a result of its sales tax, County ...

Article: Ozaukee County to have lowest tax rate in state Board votes to provide relief with revenue from continuing couty sales tax
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 5, 1999 ;     463 words ......property taxes. "The sales tax shifts the tax...tax for property tax relief. The vote to use the sales tax for property tax relief was 20-9. The half-cent sales tax was enacted in...method of property tax relief," Supervisor ...

Article: Area legislators join in call for repeal of sales tax on gas [ ]
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  June 22, 2000 ;     664 words ......percent share of the sales tax on gas for 60 days...to provide some tax relief to Illinois drivers...costs, they say tax relief is still necessary...our control, and sales tax is in our control...next week on gas tax relief in Schaumburg, Quincy...bull; 5 ...

Article: Rendell to ask sales tax increase.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA);  February 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the 6 percent state sales tax to 7 percent when he...budget tomorrow. The sales tax in Allegheny and Philadelphia...wants to increase the sales tax. The governor would...revenue for property tax relief for homeowners and the...heard about the higher sales ...

Article: Tax relief passed by House The sales tax rebate would assist some low-income residents
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;  March 1, 2006 ;     455 words ......provide utility or tax relief for state residents...would create a sales tax rebate program...on the average sales tax paid by a family...offer utility tax relief for two years...aims to provide sales tax and utility tax relief for those ...

Article: Is Sales Tax Holiday Really Worth It?
Atlanta Inquirer;  August 7, 2004 ;     449 words ......in Georgia? The sales tax holiday has been...mechanism to give tax relief to working Georgians. Does the sales tax holiday really...prices during the sales tax holiday. This partially...efficient way to give tax relief to working Georgians...inefficient ...