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excise tax

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  1. A tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods, especially luxuries and cars.


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There will also be higher rates of excise tax on certain goods.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

They did that because they don’t face the same excise tax on those fees that they do on fares.

From Slate May 12, 2026

Last week, Gov. Mike Braun extended the suspension for the Gas Use Tax and paused a separate 36-cent gasoline excise tax.

From MarketWatch May 11, 2026

According to ISS, another eyebrow-raising element was that the vast majority of Zaslav’s estimated compensation — over 94% — was being derived by the automatic acceleration of stock vesting and the excise tax gross-up payment.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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