flat tax

noun

Examples of flat tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Though, the doubling of the flat tax will only apply to those with future plans of moving to Italy, not those who have already taken up tax residency there. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024 Hess: The state recently cut the residential tax and implemented the flat tax. Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 Other European countries like Greece have a similar tax incentive in place where wealthy expats benefit from an annual flat tax of €100,000 for 15 years. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024 The flat tax incentive, a program in which foreigners pay just seven percent tax, was introduced in 2019 to attract nationals with foreign pensions who reside full-time in one of the country's Mezzogiorno regions: Sicily, Calabria, Sardinia, Campania, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Molise, or Puglia. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for flat tax 

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flat tax was in 1952

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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat%20tax. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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