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The outflow of residents to other states also predates the surtax and reflects other factors such as high housing costs.
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Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Finally, a surtax on incomes of California’s wealthiest families, approved by voters in 2012 to deal with an earlier budget deficit, was supposed to last only a few years, but a 2016 ballot measure extended it to 2030.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
The payroll surtax could rise from the current $126 per employee to as high as $420.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The tax is a surtax on individual property for the wealthy on their second homes.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Finally, a surtax on incomes of California’s wealthiest families, approved by voters in 2012 to deal with an earlier budget deficit, was supposed to last only a few years, but a 2016 ballot measure extended it to 2030.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
The payroll surtax could rise from the current $126 per employee to as high as $420.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Trump has also imposed additional tariffs on India due to its purchases of Russian oil.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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What happened with tariff rebate checks?—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Without the surcharge, halal-cart food would be cheaper.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Under State Senate Bill 1396, signed into law in May 2025, this surcharge is projected to generate at least $100 million annually.—
Josh Green,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Department leaders requested the change because the agency does not handle excise taxes -- which tax specific goods and services -- and never has.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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In July, the state increased the excise rate from 15% to 19%.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hungary offers a number of incentives, including exempting women with four or more children from paying income tax, but is still struggling to coax people to have kids.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The city’s biggest hook on the billionaire set is a personal income tax that is, practically speaking, optional.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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These stores would operate without rent or property tax obligations and aim to sell at wholesale prices, passing on savings to customers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Take the quiz here … WALLET RELIEF – These 10 states offer the biggest property tax savings for American homeowners.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 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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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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