Government Revenue Terms

noun a tax levied on income, especially on personal income

• Individuals are required to report their income tax to the government annually.
• Don't forget to file your income tax before the deadline!
• I hate paying my income tax, it's such a drag.
• Paying income tax is like giving a portion of your hard-earned money to the government.

noun a tax imposed on top of an existing tax

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• The government imposed a surtax on luxury goods in order to generate additional revenue.
• I can't believe how much surtax they added to my phone bill this month.
• I'm so fed up with all these sneaky surtaxes on everything we buy.
• The emotional toll of the breakup felt like a surtax on my already stressed-out mind.

noun A word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality.

• The government has proposed an additional tax on luxury goods.
• I just found out I have to pay an additional tax on my new car.
• I can't believe they're hitting us with another tax!
• Dealing with that situation was like being hit with an additional tax on top of everything else.