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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At that level, even a $1 million savings in contract dollars drops roughly $7 million from the Suns’ tax burden.
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
An addition of $27.6 million to a city budget that the mayor resists cutting while pursuing a move to shift more of the tax burden to commercial properties cries out for someone to hit the brakes, start asking questions and opening the books.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Wu again proposed shifting the tax burden to commercial properties for the remainder of the fiscal year, slowly reducing that burden in the next two years.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Whatever decision is made should attempt to ease the tax burden across income brackets for taxpayers with state and local tax deductions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
An addition of $27.6 million to a city budget that the mayor resists cutting while pursuing a move to shift more of the tax burden to commercial properties cries out for someone to hit the brakes, start asking questions and opening the books.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Wu again proposed shifting the tax burden to commercial properties for the remainder of the fiscal year, slowly reducing that burden in the next two years.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Whatever decision is made should attempt to ease the tax burden across income brackets for taxpayers with state and local tax deductions.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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