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Recent Examples of sin tax
The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
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Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
However, since the 1990s, the sin tax has struggled to keep pace with stadium upgrades, which often exceed their budget.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
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Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
However, since the 1990s, the sin tax has struggled to keep pace with stadium upgrades, which often exceed their budget.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
About 27% favored an extension of the sin tax to pay for improvements, while about 19% favored raising the tax, if it is needed to pay for construction.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
And the roughly $6.25 million collected in sin tax revenues thus far this year is already spoken for.
—Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sin tax
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The Revenue Act also created the modern income tax system with a one-percent tax on workers earning more than $3,000 per year, the equivalent of $94,909 in 2024.—
Mike Patton,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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After that, the county can figure out where the income tax revenue should be divvied up.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Installment sale tax treatment allows sellers to recognize capital gains incrementally over time rather than in a single tax year.—
Shane Styne,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The payments sent back $250 to single tax filers and $375 to head-of-household filers.—
Chris McKenna,
USA TODAY,
10 Dec. 2024
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Further proof was last month’s city property tax lien sale.—
Alva Badillo,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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The areas are seen as having potential for property tax growth and where investment in infrastructure can possibly lead to substantial economic development benefits.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The second is increased withholding tax rates that would go up 5 percent a year, up to a potential cap of 20 percent over the statutory rate.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Import taxes on movies may look in some way like some sort of withholding tax on royalties, for example.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The deficit has been blamed on a series of pay raises totaling about 23% that were given to most employees in 2023 and to voters’ November rejection of a one-cent sales tax hike that would have raised $400 million a year.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Albritton floated a proposal to eliminate sales tax on clothing and shoes under $75.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
Forbes,
7 Oct. 2021
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The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.—
Mimansa Verma,
Quartz,
10 Nov. 2022
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The tax cuts are a key factor in Wall Street’s forecasts for the economy and financial markets, predicting a boost that will help offset a drag from Trump’s tariffs.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Congressional Republicans hope to meet President Donald Trump's July 4 deadline for passing their sweeping tax and spending measure, but trying to reach this goal has not come without challenges.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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“Sin tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sin%20tax. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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