tax burden
noun
: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes
The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.
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In recent years, Congress has shielded wildfire settlements from taxes, but legislation to do so was short-lived and a struggle to pass, leaving gaps between laws that risk saddling some survivors with a possible tax burden on their compensation.
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ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
Only about one-third of those polled say their tax burden is appropriate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Democrats were unhappy, worried that residents in deep blue jurisdictions might revolt if they were forced to bear the full brunt of the heavy state and local tax burden.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.
—Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
Only about one-third of those polled say their tax burden is appropriate.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Democrats were unhappy, worried that residents in deep blue jurisdictions might revolt if they were forced to bear the full brunt of the heavy state and local tax burden.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tax burden
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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