sin tax
noun
: a tax on substances or activities considered sinful or harmful (such as tobacco, alcohol, or gambling)
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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Sin tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sin%20tax. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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