excise tax

noun

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

Example Sentences

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By Andrew Powell | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2023 Wagers placed at tracks would have an excise tax of 9.75% and online wagers a rate of 14.25%. —

Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2023 The excise tax would be used to help fund local municipalities, the court system, public schools, substance abuse treatment and the state’s general revenue fund. —

Sean Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2023 The 1 percent excise tax is new. —

Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 7 Mar. 2023 At 1%, the excise tax is a consideration, but not a very large part of any decision on buybacks, according to Mr. Michels. —

Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023 The 224 municipalities and counties that have recreational marijuana dispensaries or microbusinesses will split a piece of the revenue collected from the 10% adult-use marijuana excise tax, with each receiving about $52,000 for every licensed retail store and microbusiness. —

Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023 Marijuana money could help local communities The governor wants to create a segregated fund and send all excise tax revenue generated from the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana to counties to support their mental health and substance use disorder services. —

Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023 See More

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