sin tax

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Recent Examples of sin tax The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023 However, since the 1990s, the sin tax has struggled to keep pace with stadium upgrades, which often exceed their budget. Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023 About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022 And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020 See All Example Sentences for sin tax
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Noun
  • As Washington raises prices on everything for everybody, in Maryland, our income tax reform plan will ensure that 94% of Marylanders either get a tax cut or see no change in their taxes.
    Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Unless Congress acts, income tax rates will rise across the board.
    Ryan Ellis, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.
    Chris McKenna, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This strategy, involves clustering donations in a single tax year to surpass the standard deduction and make itemizing worthwhile.
    James Brewer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Downtown office properties have long been a cornerstone of property tax revenue.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Kennedy and his colleagues then compared property tax rates across the country with migration trends involving Americans aged 65 and older, finding that states with lower property taxes were attracting the highest number of out-of-state newcomers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Zhao points to instances where companies have threatened governments or regions with economic consequences, such as withholding tax revenue, if regulations are imposed.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Under an amendment to the federal law effective Jan. 3, the social security withholding tax of 5.85 percent is being levied against the first $13,200 of salaries and wages.
    Bernice Hoffman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Trump's across-the-board tariffs will function like a national sales tax, driving up the cost of everyday necessities, including the food, medicine, clothing, and other essentials that families rely on just to get by.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Call it a roughly 15% national sales tax that someone has to pay.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • He's tasked with carrying out the other part of the president's economic agenda, sweeping tax cuts.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The White House projects the plan will bring in over $1 trillion in new tariff revenue annually, which Trump has said will be used to fund tax cuts.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025

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