excise tax

noun

: a tax on certain things that are made, sold, or used within a country : excise

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Hall, however, said because the proposal does not alter the existing excise tax, only a simple majority is needed to adopt the wholesale tax. Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025 On July 1, the state raised the gas excise tax and updated the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, the state’s greenhouse gas reduction program. Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025 Hawaii also has high home values, but property tax bills stay relatively low because the state relies more on a general excise tax to fund government services. Mike Winters, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Also, its sweeping language — this sort of blanket prohibition on any sort of excise tax — that, too, was very intentional. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for excise tax

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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