excise tax

noun

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

Examples of excise tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Local governments also levy an excise tax on cannabis. Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 If the excise tax is passed on by vendors to their customers, analysts said, the bill would generate additional sales and use tax revenue of up to $14 million for state and local governments. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024 Adult-use cannabis sales would be subject to an 8% sales tax and an excise tax of 5%, with 30% of tax revenue generated by cannabis sales dedicated to a Cannabis Regulation Fund. A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 Its sales and excise tax burden ranks 37th, while the property tax burden is 23rd. David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for excise tax 

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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