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Recent Examples of sin tax
Separately, the Browns, who still have more than half of their $92 million sin tax allocation remaining, are likely to receive $3.4 million from the City of Cleveland for repairs, cleveland.com reported previously.
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Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
—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
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Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sin tax
Noun
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Up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits are subject to income tax for single filers making at least $34,000 or joint filers making $44,000 or more.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Tax Policy Center found that most middle-income earners would pay an additional $1,380 in federal income tax in 2026 if the cuts were not extended.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).—
Steve Hruby,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The employees are responsible for processing and accounting for county revenue and assisting the public in paying and assessing property tax bills.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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How much is the average Fort Worth property tax bill?—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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 excise tax on funders—with withholding tax enforcement on lawyers—was intended in part to curb litigation.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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But her defiance drew a warning from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador of potential consequences if legislators update the law to include penalties such as the state withholding tax money.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
6 July 2025
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The money would come from Oceanside’s Measure X sales tax.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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An additional liquor tax could bring in between $30 million and $90 million, according to the memo, while charging the sales tax rate on services like haircuts or accounting would net between $78 million and $305 million, but would require a state law change.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 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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But teams coming off a third consecutive season in the play-in tournament have justified reason not to remain a tax team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Both projects will be supported in part by $2.7 million tax incremental financing district, which the village's Joint Review Board approved in May 2025.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Sin tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sin%20tax. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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