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Recent Examples of surtax
Future of condo loan program Funding for the loans comes from the county surtax.
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Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Massachusetts collected about $1.8 billion from the new levy through the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, more than $800 million more than the surtax spending Beacon Hill built into the annual state budget.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 June 2024
The fiscal 2025 budget is supported by $1.3 billion in revenue generated from the state’s 4 percent surtax on household income above $1 million, on top of the general state revenue foundation of $40.2 billion that lawmakers and the administration agreed to months ago.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 July 2024
Current Stealth Taxes include the taxation of Social Security benefits, the Medicare premium surtax, and the 3.8% net investment income tax.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Massachusetts collected about $1.8 billion from the new levy through the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, more than $800 million more than the surtax spending Beacon Hill built into the annual state budget.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 23 June 2024
The fiscal 2025 budget is supported by $1.3 billion in revenue generated from the state’s 4 percent surtax on household income above $1 million, on top of the general state revenue foundation of $40.2 billion that lawmakers and the administration agreed to months ago.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 July 2024
Current Stealth Taxes include the taxation of Social Security benefits, the Medicare premium surtax, and the 3.8% net investment income tax.
—Bob Carlson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surtax
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Trump sees that reliance as a security issue and believes tariffs can bring more manufacturing to America.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Seeking to capitalize on the turmoil unleashed by Trump’s tariff whiplash, Xi is expected to cast China as a reliable partner and defender of global trade.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Under that deal, if catastrophic losses exceed the plan's financial buffers, member insurers could recover their share of payouts by applying surcharges to all policyholders across the state with the commissioner's approval.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, FedEx tacked on a 45 cents-per-pound import demand surcharge on parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Apr. 2025
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Some states charge no income tax or no sales tax, although all states have some form of property taxes and excise taxes.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most economists say the opposite will happen: The excise taxes will end up causing fiscal suffering to average Americans.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Washington raises prices on everything for everybody, in Maryland, our income tax reform plan will ensure that 94% of Marylanders either get a tax cut or see no change in their taxes.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Apr. 2025
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Unless Congress acts, income tax rates will rise across the board.—
Ryan Ellis,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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Instead, she’s heard repeatedly that people need relief from high property tax bills.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Its data centers added $16 billion to Loudoun County’s $174 billion property tax base in 2024, the report said.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Surtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surtax. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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