excise tax

noun

: a tax on certain things that are made, sold, or used within a country : excise

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One option is to re-direct funds from the federal excise tax on sports betting to address a growing public health concern. Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The filing also discusses the potential impact of the 1% excise tax under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on redemptions conducted after December 31, 2022. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 California, for instance, imposes a $2.87 excise tax on each pack of cigarettes. Topher L. McDougal, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024 For example, after an Alaska state ballot in 2006 raised the cruise passenger excise tax to $46, multiple cruise ships pulled out of the market, resulting in losses of $165 million in economic stimulus per year, according to data from Cruise Lines International Association. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for excise tax 

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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