finance bill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of finance bill
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Mass protests broke out last year after the government proposed tax hikes, forcing President William Ruto to withdraw the 2024 finance bill.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
Last June it was forced to withdraw a controversial finance bill that would have included more tax increases.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
Isaac Mwaura, spokesperson for the current Kenyan government, told the BBC that the authorities were "very co-operative with the protesters and acceded to the demands, including the president not assenting to the finance bill".
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
The government presents a finance bill to parliament before the beginning of each financial year in July, introducing new taxes or changing existing ones, primarily to raise more money.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
By including all the taxes in a single finance bill the power of the Lords to override the other House was effectually arrested.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
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