tax burden
Americannoun
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tax burdens
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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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Allen Simpson, chief executive of the trade body UKHospitality, said the tax burden for the sector had "grown disproportionately" in recent years.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“I will also fight to reduce the tax burden on small businesses so they can invest in raising wages for the working families they employ,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The website, created by Tax Foundation senior fellow Jared Walczak, lets users look up the estimated tax burden for NFL players, plus it shows how transferring to a different team would change the numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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
A last important argument against the single tax is that there is no good reason for removing the tax burden from all except land-owners.
From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
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