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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Most of the residents’ tax burden is beyond city leaders’ direct control, since the biggest portion of property taxes there fund the local school board, which sets its own budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
They also encouraged firms that stayed behind to get ready to move lest they have to shoulder the tax burden the movers left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Proponents of an LVT say that by shifting the tax burden away from homebuyers, it will encourage retirees and empty nesters to downsize and frees up housing for growing families.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
Proposed Legislation Last year a measure prepared for the purpose of relieving the tax burden on reforested land was presented to the Legislature, but it failed of passage.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
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