excise tax
[ (ek-seyez) ]
A tax, similar to a sales tax, imposed on some goods, especially luxuries and cars.
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Then throw in insurance costs, an excise tax depending on what state you live in, and increasingly expensive tolls.
Young Americans Are Abandoning Car Ownership and Driving | William O’Connor | July 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis has always included the excise tax penalty for non-compliance with the individual mandate.
The Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare: 16 Experts Weigh in | Matthew DeLuca | June 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe annual federal excise tax on gasoline—which funds road and bridge construction—is set to expire Sept. 30.
Burr, who says he backs the excise tax bill on states' rights grounds, is not optimistic.
So who decided to levy an excise tax on the cushy world of rejuvenation and self-improvement?
No one dares refuse to contribute to its revenues, whether excise tax or import duties.
Society | Henry Kalloch Roweexcise tax is a tax levied on goods manufactured in this country.
Citizenship | Emma Guy CromwellThe money paid for license to sell spirituous liquors is an excise tax.
The Government Class Book | Andrew W. YoungThe National Government has long derived its chief revenue from a tariff on imports and from an internal or excise tax.
State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore RooseveltWe beat them out of a manufacturer's excise tax, but it cost us plenty in legal fees.
Backlash | Winston Marks
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