/tags/sales-tax Sales Tax en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:11:39 GMT /politics/2015-09-25/legislative-recap-republicans-seek-to-ban-sanctuaries-for-undocumented-immigrants North Carolina cities and counties would be prohibited from being “sanctuaries” for people living in the country illegally, under a bill tentatively… Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:11:39 GMT /politics/2015-09-25/legislative-recap-republicans-seek-to-ban-sanctuaries-for-undocumented-immigrants Reema Khrais, Jorge Valencia, Jess Clark /news/2015-09-18/under-new-tax-plan-timing-belt-change-would-cost-30-more-on-this-volkswagen-jetta The North Carolina General Assembly approved a two-year budget that includes a plan to lower income and corporate taxes and create new service taxes. Top… Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:43:54 GMT /news/2015-09-18/under-new-tax-plan-timing-belt-change-would-cost-30-more-on-this-volkswagen-jetta Jorge Valencia /politics/2015-08-07/nc-lawmakers-propose-sales-tax-redistribution-and-job-incentives Leading state senators proposed a compromise plan Thursday that redistributes tax revenue and creates job incentives.They say the measure simplifies the… Fri, 07 Aug 2015 15:18:12 GMT /politics/2015-08-07/nc-lawmakers-propose-sales-tax-redistribution-and-job-incentives Jeff Tiberii /politics/2015-03-24/senate-plan-redistribute-cities-sales-tax-revenue-in-rural-counties Powerful members of the North Carolina Senate say they want to revamp how the state distributes sales taxes revenue to better favor economically… Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:52:13 GMT /politics/2015-03-24/senate-plan-redistribute-cities-sales-tax-revenue-in-rural-counties Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-10-01/new-nc-laws-on-coal-ash-drones-and-taxes-go-into-effect-today A series of laws passed by the General Assembly this summer will go into effect today, affecting areas of construction, pollution and privacy. The variety… Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:48:38 GMT /politics/2014-10-01/new-nc-laws-on-coal-ash-drones-and-taxes-go-into-effect-today Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-08-05/wake-commissioners-reject-sales-tax-increase-to-raise-teacher-pay Wake commissioners voted Monday against a referendum that could have raised the county's sales tax by a quarter-cent to generate about $28 million to go… Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:21:10 GMT /politics/2014-08-05/wake-commissioners-reject-sales-tax-increase-to-raise-teacher-pay Reema Khrais /business-economy/2014-08-01/back-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-from-texas-to-maryland-but-not-in-nc This weekend would normally be North Carolina’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday. But that ended last year. The state Retail Merchants Association is… Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:00:00 GMT /business-economy/2014-08-01/back-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-from-texas-to-maryland-but-not-in-nc Leoneda Inge /politics/2014-07-31/nc-house-committee-slams-closing-fund-for-economic-development-recommends-historic-tax-credits While General Assembly leaders are in the final stages of sending Gov. Pat McCrory a state budget, they're rushing to wrap up bills on taxes and economic… Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:48:16 GMT /politics/2014-07-31/nc-house-committee-slams-closing-fund-for-economic-development-recommends-historic-tax-credits Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-07-30/sales-tax-firearms-ag-complaints-nc-house-senate-still-at-work North Carolina House and Senate leaders say they've finalized details for public school teacher pay raises and the state's budget, but lawmakers are… Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2014-07-30/sales-tax-firearms-ag-complaints-nc-house-senate-still-at-work Jorge Valencia /politics/2014-07-23/nc-senate-tentatively-approves-bill-that-would-limit-wake-county-cap-sales-tax-at-7-25 North Carolina's sales tax would be capped at 7.25 percent in most of the state under a plan tentatively approved by the Senate on Wednesday afternoon.The… Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:31:17 GMT /politics/2014-07-23/nc-senate-tentatively-approves-bill-that-would-limit-wake-county-cap-sales-tax-at-7-25 Jorge Valencia