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[taks] / tæks /






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In addition to ruling out tax rises, he said the government should "pause job-destroying red tape" adding: "Whatever its intentions it is causing a real chill in the vacancy market."

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

In addition, the state imposes a 48.2 cent a gallon excise tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He said he would seek to leverage tax dollars to help communities better prepare for wildfires, creating buffers and hardening structures because of wildfires that will inevitably occur in certain communities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Tourism bosses have warned owners of holiday cottages will be forced to sell amid the government's plans to tax tourist rentals as second homes rather than as a businesses, the Daily Telegraph reports.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

And so did Hank and Dusty, and so did the city slickers, and so did Clifford Snyder, the tax man.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner

“As long as we pay our taxes, pay our electrical bill, I think we’re OK.”

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

In the second quarter, Saudi Aramco handed Riyadh the equivalent of $50 billion in royalties, dividends and income taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Another signed by Newsom earlier this year allows Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties to surpass a 2% limit on local sales taxes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

He added that he had recently been on a fact-finding trip to Sweden, which scrapped inheritance taxes in 2005.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

At issue were his violation of the sanctions, the fifteen years of back taxes he owed, and the taxes he potentially owed on the millions he’d just won.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"Pensioners certainly shouldn't get taxed, they've worked all their lives and they get taxed on their pension," she said, adding: "I work hard, my partner works hard, and then they tax you on child benefit."

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The commission found two of the Danish wind farm developer’s U.K. projects should be primarily taxed in Britain, backing the company’s position.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

A small group of men hoards wealth and resources, while the peasant class is heavily taxed, laws brutally enforced.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Poverty, unemployment and bureaucratic red tape force tens of millions of Africans into work that is not regulated, taxed or protected by the government.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

But over here there had grown up a broader interpretation of the word ‘liberty’: no man to be ruled or taxed except by men of his own choice.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The harsh environment of Burning Man — which for some people is part of the appeal — is famously taxing.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

“Elsinore” captures that journey in all of its glories and taxing challenges.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

It added that going home early is called an "early shove" in the aviation industry and is considered an informal perk for staff, sometimes offered after especially taxing shifts.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Gates also said we should consider taxing AI tokens and robots, which could nudge businesses toward hiring people instead of betting on more machines.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Even with the lovely librarian lurking, I kept to myself so I wouldn’t have to engage in any taxing conversation or answer any probing questions.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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