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Recent Examples of value-added tax
The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
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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
In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined.
—John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
Under the region’s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%.
—The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
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
In the 18 months of the pandemic, more than half of the revenue for local governments have come from property, as corporate-income and value-added tax receipts declined.
—John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
Under the region’s customs union, imports of pasta face a tariff of 20% and also value-added tax of 15%.
—The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value-added tax
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Gregg Hull, a former three-term mayor of Rio Rancho on the outskirts of Albuquerque, wants New Mexico to join the ranks of states with no personal income tax like Texas and Wyoming.—
Morgan Lee,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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The felony charges of wire fraud, income tax fraud, loan fraud and theft of between $500 and $10,000 were brought less than a month before an April 2025 village election in which Doneshia Codjoe challenged Monee’s incumbent mayor, Therese Bogs.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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To qualify for the Saver’s Match, a single tax filer must earn less than $35,500.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
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Tolls on federal roads might pay for it Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre property tax is moving ahead.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Curt Peterson, an attorney representing the developer, told council members O’Reilly was seeking a sales tax exemption on construction materials and a 50% property tax abatement for 10 years.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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While some of the sales tax changes were added to the budget, the section that reallocated some of the tax to tourism was not.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Curt Peterson, an attorney representing the developer, told council members O’Reilly was seeking a sales tax exemption on construction materials and a 50% property tax abatement for 10 years.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Once Vasquez applies for funding, Hataway’s 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,
16 Apr. 2026
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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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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
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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
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The energy secretary suggested officials were open to suspending the federal gas tax to bring down prices for consumers.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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My father’s clients were loyal and had become close friends over the years, but my mother knew little about the technical side of accounting or tax preparation.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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“Value-added tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value-added%20tax. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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