sin tax
Example Sentences
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This is not the first time services for the state’s youngest children have been affected by reductions in a sin tax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
Quebec's tax could be framed as a "sin tax" similar to that placed on alcohol and cigarettes or as a tax on a health risk factor like private insurers charge, Raza said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2022
Other options being floated by officials include raising already existing fees and assessments, bumping up personal income tax and property tax rates, or a so-called sin tax on unhealthy products.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
In editorializing for the sin tax, The Cleveland Plain Dealer argued that the city had a landlord’s responsibility to pay for upkeep.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2015
Since a hardworking plumber can easily earn twice that in his spare time, many people are likely to be tempted by the quintessential capitalist sin: tax cheating.
From Time Magazine Archive
