user fee
noun
: an excise tax often in the form of a license or supplemental charge levied to fund a public service
called also user's fee
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Continuing education providers must also renew their status annually by renewing their provider number and paying a user fee.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Nearly half of the FDA's budget and two thirds of the human drugs budget comes from user fees.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In fiscal year 2022, user fees represented 46 percent of the FDA’s total budget of $6.2 billion.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
The intrigue: His appointment on Monday comes as the City Council contemplates new ways to boost funding for the development and maintenance of parks — including, potentially, adding a parks user fee to Austinites' monthly utility bills.
—Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Nearly half of the FDA's budget and two thirds of the human drugs budget comes from user fees.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In fiscal year 2022, user fees represented 46 percent of the FDA’s total budget of $6.2 billion.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
The intrigue: His appointment on Monday comes as the City Council contemplates new ways to boost funding for the development and maintenance of parks — including, potentially, adding a parks user fee to Austinites' monthly utility bills.
—Asher Price, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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“User fee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user%20fee. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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