tax burden
noun
: responsibility for paying a greater portion of taxes
The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class.
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Since tariffs saddle importers with higher costs, the firms typically pass along a share of the tax burden to consumers in the form of higher prices.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Governor Ron DeSantis has reiterated his intention to see Florida become a no-income, no-property tax state, saying that this dream could be achieved by offloading residents' tax burden to visitors.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Those costs add up — especially considering Illinois has the second-highest cost of living in the Midwest and highest tax burden in the nation, according to WalletHub findings.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
There have been concerns that the Treasury’s fiscal plans, which were laid out last fall and which will increase the tax burden on British businesses, could weigh on investment, jobs and growth.
—Holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Governor Ron DeSantis has reiterated his intention to see Florida become a no-income, no-property tax state, saying that this dream could be achieved by offloading residents' tax burden to visitors.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Those costs add up — especially considering Illinois has the second-highest cost of living in the Midwest and highest tax burden in the nation, according to WalletHub findings.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
There have been concerns that the Treasury’s fiscal plans, which were laid out last fall and which will increase the tax burden on British businesses, could weigh on investment, jobs and growth.
—Holly Ellyatt,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tax burden
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“Tax burden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20burden. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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