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 Its sales and excise tax burden ranks 37th, while the property tax burden is 23rd. David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024 Funding was created from a separate tax law by adding a 75-cent excise tax to childhood vaccines for any disease the vaccine was intended to prevent. Gregory A. Poland, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024 Some Ohio lawmakers had attempted post-election to increase the excise tax to 15%, but the legislation stalled. Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2024 Recreational marijuana consumers must pay a 10% excise tax on products in addition to state and local sales taxes. Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for excise tax 

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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