excise

Example Sentences

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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

The Australian government has announced a series of temporary measures aimed at easing immediate cost pressures, including halving fuel excise - a sales tax - and scrapping road user charges for heavy vehicles for three months.

From BBC

The exact amount for your vehicle excise duty will depend on the year your car was registered.

From BBC

However, many service stations might be still selling existing stock on which a higher excise duty was paid meaning motorists will not be paying lower prices at some pumps until old supplies are finished.

From BBC

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