His most recent bit of mischief is a proposal to put a measure on the November ballot that seeks to impose a nickel-a-bullet tax on every round of ammunition sold in California. Perata's justification for another nuisance tax is that it would raise money to offset the costs of emergency and trauma centers that treat people with gunshot wounds.
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nuisance tax — n. a tax considered a nuisance because it is paid in very small amounts by the consumer … English World dictionary
nuisance tax — noun a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer • Syn: ↑sales tax • Hypernyms: ↑excise, ↑excise tax * * * noun : an excise tax levied on a wide range of miscellaneous commodities and borne mostly by the… … Useful english dictionary
nuisance tax — noun A tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services, payable by the customer and transmitted by the seller to the taxing authority. Syn: sales tax … Wiktionary
nuisance tax — nui′sance tax n. bus a small excise tax collected from consumers on a wide variety of inexpensive items • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
nuisance tax — noun Date: 1924 an excise tax collected in small amounts on a wide range of commodities directly from the consumer … New Collegiate Dictionary
nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
tax — I n. 1) to impose, levy, put a tax on 2) to collect a tax from 3) to pay a tax (to pay a tax on a new car; to pay a large sum in taxes; to pay a tax to the government) 4) to increase, raise taxes 5) to cut, lower, reduce taxes 6) to rescind,… … Combinatory dictionary
income tax — Synonyms and related words: VAT, ad valorem duty, alcohol tax, amusement tax, assessment on default, capital gains tax, capitation, capitation tax, corporation tax, customs, customs duty, death duty, death tax, doomage, duty, estate duty, estate… … Moby Thesaurus
sales tax — noun a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑nuisance tax • Hypernyms: ↑excise, ↑excise tax * * * noun : a tax on the privilege or freedom of making sales of tangible personal property … Useful english dictionary
excise tax — noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑excise • Derivationally related forms: ↑excise (for: ↑excise) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sales tax — noun A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer. The tax is not recognized as the sellers earnings; the seller only collects the tax and transmits the same to local or state… … Wiktionary
