amusement tax

American  

noun

1. a tax levied on such forms of entertainment as motion pictures, theater, etc., and included in the total admission price.

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Example Sentences

People who buy tickets to events at the Camden Yards complex pay a 10 percent amusement tax.

From Washington Post

An amusement tax on gym memberships is set to disappear; the governor’s office of faith-based and community initiatives will be established; and the $180 fee will be dropped for people looking to have certain criminal offenses expunged from their records.

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GYM TAX REPEAL: Repeal a $10 million amusement tax on gym memberships.

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Advocates of repealing the tax - including owners of gyms, fitness centers and health clubs - argue the current tax places a burden on small business because larger facilities run by national chains are excluded from the amusement tax.

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Gyms and other health clubs have been paying the amusement tax since the mid-1980s.

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