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The federal fuel excise tax gasoline and diesel will be temporarily suspended starting Monday, Carney’s office said.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
The council on Monday gave a first reading to an ordinance that would raise the motor vehicle excise tax and the municipal wheel tax.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In the United States, consumption tax comes in the form of retail sales tax and excise tax (tax imposed on certain goods or activities, like alcohol or fuel), as well as the aforementioned tariffs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
The excise gross-up payment gives the executive enough additional cash so that they are left as if the excise tax never hit them.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
The council on Monday gave a first reading to an ordinance that would raise the motor vehicle excise tax and the municipal wheel tax.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In the United States, consumption tax comes in the form of retail sales tax and excise tax (tax imposed on certain goods or activities, like alcohol or fuel), as well as the aforementioned tariffs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
The excise gross-up payment gives the executive enough additional cash so that they are left as if the excise tax never hit them.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for excise tax
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“Excise tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excise%20tax. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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