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single tax

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as in income tax

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Recent Examples of single tax Aranda’s sixth-inning sac fly and Yandy Diaz’s eight-inning infield single tax Fried for two more runs. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026 The debt crisis is structural, rooted in decades of spending that outpaces revenue, and no single tax can undo that. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026 Proponents of the ballot initiative argue that Silicon Valley’s unmatched ecosystem of founders, investors, and talent is so alluring that no single tax would cause current and would-be billionaires to relocate. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026 For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket? — Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for single tax

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Texas is also one of the few states with no state income tax, a major perk for retirees on a fixed income.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
Borrowing from the left, however, Peltola is calling for the elimination of federal income tax for Alaskans making less than $92,000 per year, and paying for it by increasing taxes on millionaires and billionaires.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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Here, Congress would have to manufacture a considerably longer logical chain between a facially residence-neutral property tax and interstate commerce.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The delay in sending out bills and collecting payments also has created cash flow problems for local governments that rely on property tax revenue to pay their bills.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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The legislation is expected to raise more than $1 billion for the region’s mass transit systems annually with the help of a sales tax hike and a diversion of the state’s sales tax on motor fuel to public transit.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
The city’s sales tax sharing agreement with property owner Manley was not on the agenda, and no one tried to bring it up.

— Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026

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Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.

— Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026

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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
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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Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.

— Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

Definition of sin tax

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According to the Financial Times, the Wall Street bank boss used the conversation to lobby the British government against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Elisabeth Wright Burak, a policy researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Trump’s tax-and-spending law is stifling the momentum states had been gaining with maternal care since 2022.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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