wealth tax

British  

noun

1. a tax on personal property; capital levy

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Example Sentences

Fair pensions is a core issue cited by the unions while other demands include a fair wealth tax, a tax on digital activities for tech giants and the transparent screening of subsidies to companies.

From BBC

“Pass a wealth tax. Make child care affordable. Protect our coastal communities. And build a 21st-century transportation system across all of Massachusett.”

From Washington Times

In her campaign video, Warren ticked off a series of priorities from passing a wealth tax and putting stricter rules on banks to making child care more affordable, protecting coastal communities and building what she called “a 21st century transportation system across all of Massachusetts.”

From Seattle Times

And that is just from redistributing annual income — a wealth tax would tap into the incredible concentration of riches.

From Washington Post

She has not offered a specific plan to pay for the fund, though she supports undoing the marginal income tax reductions of the 2017 tax bill, imposing a new wealth tax on those worth more than $50 million and cutting corporate subsidies.

From Washington Post