tax burden
Americannoun
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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.
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Britain’s tax burden is at its highest since World War II and debt amounts to 94% of annual economic output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But if these were mostly algorithmic trades to reduce his tax burden, does it mean Mr. Trump never phoned in a trade based on inside information?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"The highest earners in this country will therefore take on a larger share" of the tax burden, said Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil of the SPD.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
But landlords point to the heavy tax burden on a British pint.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
There was a growing discontent among small farmers who wanted the state governments to alter the tax burden and interest rates in their favor.
From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman
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