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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Over time, the tax burden could shift to working-age Wisconsinites.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
City officials said that the plan should look towards new funding sources to ease the tax burden on Aurora residents.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Further, the budget eliminates the option for hospitals to request payment extensions, just as their tax burden is rising.
—Heather Somers, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Harvard, which has already been cut off from billions in federal funding since Trump regained office, is one of a handful of schools hardest hit by the new tax burden.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
City officials said that the plan should look towards new funding sources to ease the tax burden on Aurora residents.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Further, the budget eliminates the option for hospitals to request payment extensions, just as their tax burden is rising.
—Heather Somers, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Harvard, which has already been cut off from billions in federal funding since Trump regained office, is one of a handful of schools hardest hit by the new tax burden.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 July 2025
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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