tax burden

American  

[taks bur-duhn] / ˈtæks ˌbɜr dən /

noun

• tax burdens
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tax burdens
  plural

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tax burden

Yet critics said making up the lost revenue with a higher sales tax would just shift more of the tax burden to lower- and middle-income households, as well as to senior citizens on fixed incomes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

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

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

Quite apart from the question of distributive justice, a heavy tax burden would be necessary in a country which was being rigorously developed.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger