tax burden

noun

: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes

The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.

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This would likely result in municipalities shifting that tax burden onto property owners by raising the mill rate. —Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2024

By lowering corporate tax rates, allowing for full and immediate expensing of capital investments, and reducing the tax burden, the government can encourage economic growth. —Veronique De Rugy, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024

This continues a trend over the last 50 years of the state's tax burden decreasing, according to a new analysis by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. —Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024

Exemptions for homes used as primary residences can shift a greater tax burden to rental properties and businesses. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 2 June 2024