supertax

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  1. surtax
  2. tariff
  3. income tax
  4. excise
  5. property tax
  6. surcharge
Noun
  • One-percenter taxpayers are on the hook for the state's additional 4% surtax on taxable income over $1 million.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The government levies a surtax on prosperous seniors by boosting their Medicare premiums.
    William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of surtax
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  • Trump has already threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, as well as lift existing tariffs on China.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The news could also be a response to mounting trade tensions as President-elect Donald Trump readies for office in January, promising to slap hefty tariffs on foreign goods.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • In the resulting chaos, states have scrambled to fill the gap with regard to state income tax.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Catch up quick: Cox signed a law earlier this year slashing the state income tax rate from 4.65% to 4.55%. Democrats and education advocates criticized the cut, arguing those funds should be spent on public schools and social services.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of income tax
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  • Everyone understood that the latter included both excise taxes and tariff duties, and most anticipated that these levies would be the principal sources of federal revenue.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • To keep property taxes low for big business, for example, the governor had to raise sales and excise taxes just to pay for essential government functions.
    Brucie Porter / Made by History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Despite a last-minute plea from St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and a wide-ranging assembly of city partners, the St. Paul City Council voted 4-2 on Wednesday to reject the mayor’s final budget proposal, which called for a 6.9% property tax levy increase.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The City of Brookfield has never held a property tax levy referendum, according to Scott.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of property tax
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  • FedEx Home delivers packages 150 pounds or less to residences every day of the week (with a $5.15 residential surcharge per package).
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Incredibly, leading civic and business groups have joined unions in calling for even higher taxes, including more city levies and a state income tax surcharge to address Illinois’ unfathomable pension debt.
    Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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