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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However, his room for maneuver is constrained because both the tax burden and government borrowing are already near historic highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
Two centuries of optimal-tariff research show that tariffs are unique in that foreigners bear a material portion of the tax burden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The tax burden - a measure of the state's immersion in the economy - still equals more than two fifths of gross domestic product in all members of the European Union.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel
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