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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Residential property tax bills rose significantly last year on the city's South and West sides, largely because the county's tax burden is shifting away from commercial properties downtown, placing more of a burden on low-income homeowners.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The American budget, rooting out fraud and waste, and lowering the tax burden on America.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Primarily, there are problems of tax burden — the fact that Illinois relies so heavily on property taxes to fund local government which has exponentially increased property taxes over time and tax distribution — or who actually pays property taxes.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Tourism also reduces the tax burden on residents.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The American budget, rooting out fraud and waste, and lowering the tax burden on America.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Primarily, there are problems of tax burden — the fact that Illinois relies so heavily on property taxes to fund local government which has exponentially increased property taxes over time and tax distribution — or who actually pays property taxes.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Tourism also reduces the tax burden on residents.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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