tax burden
Americannoun
plural
tax burdens-
the amount of tax paid by a person, group, or population.
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the biggest share of tax due or paid to the government, collected from a particular segment of the population.
Example Sentences
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Palty doesn’t have a website yet but said his campaign is built around reducing the tax burden for residents and eliminating waste and fraud in the assessor’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Large-scale mining firms in Ghana already face a high tax burden, including a five percent royalty on gross revenue and a 35 percent corporate income tax, the chamber said.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Still, that kind of split would be difficult to structure and could have a heavy tax burden, LaFemina said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
"The change removes the tax burden from a significant number of family farms," he added.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Such works are productive of wealth and in the long run tend to a reduction of the tax burden.
From State of the Union Address by Coolidge, Calvin
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