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sin tax
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sin tax
n. Informal
A tax on certain items, such as cigarettes and alcohol, that are regarded as neither necessities nor luxuries.

sin tax
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Informal a tax levied on something that is considered morally or medically harmful, such as alcohol or tobacco


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The president -- reported to be one of the fittest US commanders-in-chief in decades -- stressed that "obviously there is resistance on Capitol Hill to those kinds of sin taxes.
The president -- reported to be one of the fittest US commanders-in-chief in decades -- stressed that "obviously there is resistance on Capitol Hill to those kinds of sin taxes.
It's no big surprise that we've been slapped with a hike in the cost of cigarettes, as politicians typically turn to so-called sin taxes on vices such as alcohol, tobacco and gambling in tough economic times.
 
 
 
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