surtax

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Recent Examples of surtax Elliott hits Lamonts on several counts, but the main one is the governor’s resistance to follow Massachusetts and adopt a 4% surtax on annual incomes exceeding $1 million or so. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts passed a surtax on income over $1 million in 2022, and Washington State and Rhode Island plan to tax income over $1 million. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Africa’s most populous nation has introduced a 4% surtax - on top of standard import duties - for vehicles with engine sizes of 4,000 cubic centimeters and above, and 2% on those between 2,000 and 3,999 cc, according to an April 1 memo confirmed by Finance Minister Wale Edun to Bloomberg Wednesday. — Ruth Olurounbi, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026 This is a similar split to past years, and tends to even out as lawmakers later in the year take up a supplemental budget to allocate surplus surtax funds. — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surtax
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Noun
  • And Republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthiest, while supporting tariffs that are clobbering many families.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Underpinning this shift is a complex set of factors, including higher labor costs and persistent driver shortages, as well as geopolitical tariff realignments and higher interest rates.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That includes a one percentage point surcharge on catering and prepared meals like rotisserie chickens that are sold at supermarkets.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The exorbitant demand surcharge has been a consistent barrier for potential customers in the state, where Starlink’s popularity stems from its ability to deliver high-speed broadband to remote and rural areas.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hunting license fees and federal excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment help fund habitat restoration, wildlife research and conservation programs.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Government attorneys counter that Congress properly restricted where spirits can be distilled to prevent producers from evading federal excise taxes.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The United Way of Connecticut hasn’t proposed raising top income tax rates to finance a child tax credit but also has not ruled it out.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Another notable finding was voters’ support of Proposition 3, which would make permanent a higher income tax rate on the wealthy that funds education.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In Miami-Dade, apartment renters could find themselves on the hook for an extra $291 per year to pay off their landlords’ higher property tax bills.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Support for the project included historic tax credits alongside property tax exemptions through Port KC.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Miles called it a modern poll tax, which created a barrier for low-income individuals wanting to cast a ballot up until the 1960s in Texas.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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