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
The tax reimbursement estimate for Zaslav, who lives in New York, was “calculated based on a 20.00% excise tax rate and an estimated effective tax rate of 54.126% ,” Warner said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Adam Hoffer is the director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Martin was asked about how motorists will still have to pay a lot more for their fuel even after the excise cuts are applied.
From BBC • 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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