sin tax

noun

: a tax on substances or activities considered sinful or harmful (such as tobacco, alcohol, or gambling)

Examples of sin tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Separately, the Browns, who still have more than half of their $92 million sin tax allocation remaining, are likely to receive $3.4 million from the City of Cleveland for repairs, cleveland.com reported previously. —

Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023 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 See all Example Sentences for sin tax

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