tax burden
noun
: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes
The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.
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In Park Forest, these spikes came even though Mayor Joseph Woods and his colleagues on the village board did not increase the village’s budget or reliance on property taxes in five of the past seven years, but saw a shift of the tax burden between property types.
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Nathaniel George Booker, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Long before most America ever heard of the word tariff, clothing in the USA carried a steep tax burden.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The pair of companies released identical statements earlier this month announcing plans to pass along some of the tax burden to shoppers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Economists expect consumers to shoulder at least some of that tax burden in the form of higher prices, depending on how businesses pass along the costs.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nathaniel George Booker, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Long before most America ever heard of the word tariff, clothing in the USA carried a steep tax burden.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The pair of companies released identical statements earlier this month announcing plans to pass along some of the tax burden to shoppers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Economists expect consumers to shoulder at least some of that tax burden in the form of higher prices, depending on how businesses pass along the costs.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax burden
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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