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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Democrats say raising sales taxes to lower property taxes would increase the overall tax burden on low- and middle-income Georgians, who pay a higher share of their income in taxes for groceries, gas and other goods.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
The illicit market offers the same product with no tax burden, convenient delivery and pricing that undercuts legal dispensaries at every turn.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Still, Democrats have seized on the governor’s rhetoric, arguing that DeSantis himself has framed the debate as one of shifting more of the tax burden onto the wealthy.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
And though residents have paid more taxes in nominal dollar amounts, the tax burden itself has failed to keep up.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
The illicit market offers the same product with no tax burden, convenient delivery and pricing that undercuts legal dispensaries at every turn.
—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Still, Democrats have seized on the governor’s rhetoric, arguing that DeSantis himself has framed the debate as one of shifting more of the tax burden onto the wealthy.
—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
And though residents have paid more taxes in nominal dollar amounts, the tax burden itself has failed to keep up.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 May 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 26 Jun. 2026.
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