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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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Meanwhile, Portugal plays two group matches in Texas and the third in Washington – all states that do not levy a state income tax.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The proposals include a 30% income tax hike for three years on companies in the Caribbean country that earn more than $17 million a year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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This bill would functionally impose a poll tax on American citizens.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
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There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.—
Jack Harvel
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 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
Noun
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Village Farms developers estimated the project would add more than $1 billion to the city’s property tax roll.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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The property tax base would fall, and with it, local governments’ budgets would drop.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Ordinary Russian households face food prices that are up more than 18% compared to January 2024, sky-high utility bills, and a recent two-percentage-point hike in sales tax.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Los Angeles voters have finally gotten some closure on the outstanding contests in the June 2 primary election, with City Councilmember Nithya Raman qualifying for the runoff against Mayor Karen Bass, and Measure ER, the countywide sales tax hike, prevailing after a week of ballot counting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 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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That’s because your personal circumstance and finances (such as other sources of retirement income and your tax bracket) can be complex and so are the Social Security rules governing them.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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However, deprioritizing the employee experience creates an invisible, compounding tax on the workforce.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 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 Jun. 2026.
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