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Explain how a sales tax works and how the money makes its way to the government.

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A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax.

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Sales tax is a percentage of the sale price of an item that is then added on to the total price of the item. The government takes a percentage of that and use it for best in technology and education, and to provide goods and services for the benefit of the
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