revenue raiser

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revenue
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrev.ən.juː/us
/ˈrev.ə.nuː/
the income that a government or company ...
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(Definition ofrevenuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The oil duty is a significantrevenueraiser, the total estimated yield being nearly £6·5 billion in 1985–86.
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On the one hand, they see it as arevenueraiser; on the other, they want to affect behaviour.
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But the proposal is not designed simply to be arevenueraiser; its primary purpose is to reduce waste of accommodation.
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The argument for increasing the tax was that it was arevenueraiser.
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Like a fine, they are a deterrent rather than arevenueraiser.
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I understand that this has been conceived as arevenueraiser.
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First it is arevenueraiser, and, secondly, it reduces consumption.
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The only really efficientrevenueraiserin the whole canon of expenditure taxes is the insurance contribution by employers.
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It has advantages because it is an extremely efficientrevenueraiser.
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We know that it has curbed speculation, but it has been a poorrevenueraiser.
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It argues that the tax will be arevenueraiser.
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It has not been a success as arevenueraiser.
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The implication is that it is not intended to be arevenueraiser, that the expenditure would be entirely offset by the income from fees.
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This means of raising revenue could be instituted as a local governmentrevenueraiser.
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It is not intended as arevenueraiser.
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He will no doubt tell us, quite correctly, that the tobacco dealer's licence is not arevenueraiserbut a revenue safeguard.
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