surcharge
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It would increase the surcharge rates to between 0.183% and 1.121% of local revenue or between 0.75% and 4.47% of payroll expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Maybe L.A. voters took pity on visitors to their grungy city who are required to pay a surcharge merely to hail an Uber from Los Angeles International Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The company was fined £267,000, with an added victim surcharge taking the total payable to £287,025.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Maersk, a shipping company based in Denmark, implemented an emergency bunker surcharge in late March, citing a challenging fuel market.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Alabama charges a 30 percent collection fee, and Florida allows private debt collectors to tack on a 40 percent surcharge to the underlying debt.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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