excise
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For starters, when an airline raises its base fares, it must pay more in a specific federal tax known as an excise tax.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Warner approved a provision to pay up to $335 million to reimburse Zaslav for excise taxes he will owe once he cashes out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The extra cents you pay at the pump are used to fund roads and other transportation infrastructure, making them a perfect example of user-pays excise taxes.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Bangladesh raised jet fuel prices 79 percent and Ireland slashed the excise duty on petrol and diesel to stem surging prices at filling stations.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The catalyst for the change was the Whiskey Rebellion, a popular insurgency in four counties of western Pennsylvania protesting an excise tax on whiskey.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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