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Recent Examples of sin tax
About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction.
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Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
Japanese officials, worried about shifting demographics and a sharp decline in sin tax revenue, have come up with an unusual fix to their fiscal woes: encouraging young people to drink more.
—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
About $8 million of the total price tag comes from Cleveland’s share of a countywide tax on alcohol and cigarette sales, known as the sin tax.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 9 June 2022
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Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
Japanese officials, worried about shifting demographics and a sharp decline in sin tax revenue, have come up with an unusual fix to their fiscal woes: encouraging young people to drink more.
—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
About $8 million of the total price tag comes from Cleveland’s share of a countywide tax on alcohol and cigarette sales, known as the sin tax.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 9 June 2022
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Trump has suggested cutting the corporate tax rate and has floated some income tax cuts too.Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump's plan would mostly help middle- and high-income retirees, given that low-income retirees often don't make enough to pay federal income tax on their benefits, according to tax experts.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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By unifying the nation under a single tax regime, GST streamlined the complex web of indirect taxes and brought about greater transparency and efficiency in the system.Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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In 2018, then-Senator Harris proposed a refundable tax credit for lower- and middle-income families, which would have provided cash payments of two hundred and fifty dollars a month for single tax filers and five hundred dollars a month for married couples.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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This increase is mainly due to higher property tax expenses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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This would push more property tax bills in the area above $10,000 per year, with owners often passing the cost onto their tenants.Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Prior to council tax, there was poll tax which was so wildly unpopular, people began rioting across England.Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2024
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But a Venezuelan passport costs more than $300, a price that amounts to a poll tax because few migrants can afford them.John Otis, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
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Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Washington requires foreign financial institutions to disclose their American clients’ financial information to the U.S. Treasury and imposes a 30 percent withholding tax on certain payments to foreign financial institutions that don’t comply.Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
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Palestinian leaders say its ability to exercise effective governance has been effectively blocked by Israeli restrictions, which have included withholding tax revenues due under the Oslo accords.Ali Sawafta, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
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Buena Park voters are supporting the city’s request to add a 1 cent sales tax to generate more local revenue by 74%.Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Tax Foundation includes five major taxes in its index: corporate tax, individual income tax, sales tax, property tax, and unemployment insurance tax.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
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The company maintains a tax holiday for a subsidiary in the APAC region, which contributed to a lower effective tax rate of 13.7% for the year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Last week, bond yields surged on expectations that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to lower tax rates, increase tariffs and reduce regulation could ultimately lead to higher U.S. government debt and inflation, along with faster economic growth.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Sin tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sin%20tax. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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