flat tax

noun

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Internationally, several Eastern European countries adopted flat tax systems in the late 1990s. Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 Italy doubled its flat tax on wealthy foreigners to 200,000 euros ($217,000), responding to concerns about market disruption in luxury real estate hubs like Milan. David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 In 2020, a constitutional amendment to change the flat tax to one with higher rates on higher earners was rejected by voters. Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024 Italy this summer doubled its flat tax on the overseas incomes of wealthy foreigners who transfer their tax residency to Italy, to 200,000 euros ($217,000). Robert Frank, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flat tax 

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First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flat tax was in 1952

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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat%20tax. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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