supertax

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  1. surtax
  2. tariff
  3. income tax
  4. excise
  5. property tax
  6. surcharge
Noun
  • Brown promised that surtax would be temporary, but later a coalition of public employee unions, led by the California Teachers Association, sponsored a ballot measure that extended it to 2030.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In Massachusetts, despite pessimistic predictions, a 2022 millionaire surtax saw revenue double the projections and the millionaire population grow, fears of a mass departure.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • But more Republicans suggested that the $5000 was on the way, paid for by tariffs – though the cost of the checks would vastly outstrip what the government had collected.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For months, the hope has been that as the war against Iran wound down, and the effects of tariffs faded, inflation would grind lower.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of tariff
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  • Patrick spotlighted Texas' stance on pro-business, low taxes and no income tax.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Proposition 3 asks California voters whether to make permanent a temporary income tax on the state’s highest earners to help fund education.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of income tax
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  • Meanwhile, Indiana went considerably further, temporarily suspending its fuel use and excise taxes.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In ordinary tax terminology, income, property, and estate taxes are often described as direct taxes, while sales, excise, and customs duties are generally characterized as indirect taxes.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of excise
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  • Last year, voters living around Aspen approved sales and property tax increases to specifically fund wildfire reduction.
    — Jeff Todd, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The property tax burden is one major reason why there are few cranes in the sky in Cook County these days.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of property tax
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  • Orange County’s hotel tax is a 6-cent-per-dollar surcharge on hotel room and short-term rental stays, a lucrative funding source essentially dedicated to paying for tourism marketing and to building venues that create more tourism.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In 2019, Amazon quietly changed its auction rules to include an undisclosed surcharge that would have to be paid by the online brands and sellers advertising on the platform.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of surcharge
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