tax burden

American  

[taks bur-duhn] / ˈtæks ˌbɜr dən /

noun

plural

tax burdens

1. the amount of tax paid by a person, group, or population.

2. the biggest share of tax due or paid to the government, collected from a particular segment of the population.

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Example Sentences

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

She would pay taxes on the money before contributing it to this after-tax retirement account, but it provides a way to diversify her tax burden in retirement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 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

Mr Vincent said the government needed to review the tax burden it had placed on the hospitality industry.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

The Committee's program includes plans for   lowering the tax burden, privatizing state-controlled firms,   improving the flexibility of the labor market, and increasing the   government's efficiency.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency