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Recent Examples of sin tax
Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government’s fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The county will pay about $138 million, using bed tax, sin tax and general fund dollars.
—Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sin tax
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Earnings before income tax, or EBIT, also collapsed, with both adjusted and reported EBIT falling by more than 80 percent.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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By contacting, a low income tax clinic a taxpayer can receive help in resolving the problem in a few ways.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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These interest rules apply if, in a single tax year, the related CFC payer incurs both interest expense that is eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception (section 954(c)(6) interest expense) and other interest expense.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have proposed reducing state tax deductions for people earning more than $300,000 to $1,000 for single tax return filers and $2,000 for joint filers, which is estimated would raise $95 million a year.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Renters may speak about their rent or their children’s ability to rent or buy, while homeowners might want to talk about their property tax bill.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ciattarelli, a businessman and former state representative, has zeroed in on taxes -- vowing to reduce the state's personal and corporate tax rates, and expanding a property tax freeze for seniors in the high-tax state.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).—
Time,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Non-qualified earnings face the 30% withholding tax for NRAs, plus a 10% penalty if under 59½, unless an exception applies.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 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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Intrigue continues to swirl about where a future ballpark, and associated new development, could go after Jackson County voters rejected a sales tax in 2024 that would have helped fund a site in the Crossroads.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Because state law limits the amount of revenue municipalities can raise through property and sales tax levies, wheel taxes have been increasingly proposed across Wisconsin municipalities as solutions to rising costs.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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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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Reliable sources include your plan administrator, the IRS website, or a licensed tax advisor.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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His proposal would also establish a 10% housing exemption to all commercial properties and create an affordable housing exemption for large apartment buildings that Worrell says would lead to lower tax bills.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Sin tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sin%20tax. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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