tax increases
Revenue hikes imposed
Tax increases are rises in the rates or amounts of taxes levied by governments.
The phrase typically appears in political discourse, where opponents warn of tax increases while proponents may frame them as revenue enhancements or investments.
Tax increases can target income, property, sales, or specific goods: The proposed tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol sparked debate.
- revenueBusiness income total
- tax hikeRaised government levy
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- cost of livingPrice of basic necessities
- middle classIntermediate socioeconomic group
hike · levy · income tax · property tax · deficit · budget · spending · tax bill · brackets · wealthy · fair share · tax bracket · loopholes · Congress · ballot · Tea Party · protest · paycheck
- austerityausterity measures, spending cuts, budget cuts, fiscal austerity, deficit reduction
- fiscal crisisdebt crisis, fiscal crisis, fiscal emergency, insolvency, budget deficit
- fiscal policybudget deficit, deficit spending, national budget, budget surplus, budget deficits
- monetary policyinflation, central banking, deflation, central bank, money supply
- revenuegross revenue, net revenue, total revenue, revenue streams, sales revenue
- postwar economicsMarshall Plan, economic recovery, currency reform, Wirtschaftswunder, recovery programs
tax increasestax cuts
Decreased government assessments
tax reductions · tax relief · tax rebates · lower taxes · rate cuts
tax increasesausterity measures
Policies reducing government spending
spending cuts · supply-side economics · deregulation · trickle-down economics · budget cuts
tax increasestax breaks
Reductions in owed levies
tax exemptions · tax credits · tax deductions · tax incentives · tax abatements
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