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stealth tax

noun
1.
(Brit, informal) an indirect tax, such as that on fuel or pension funds, esp one of which people are unaware or that is felt to be unfair
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Contemporary definitions for stealth tax
noun

any type of new tax or tax increase that introduced gradually or covertly; any additional charge that is not recognized as a tax; a hidden tax

Word Origin

1988

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