punitive tax
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpunitiveandtax
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punitive
adjective
uk/ˈpjuː.nɪ.tɪv/us/ˈpjuː.nə.t̬ɪv/
lawformalorspecialized
intended as ...
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tax
noun[C or U]
uk/tæks/us/tæks/
(an amount of) money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you ...
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(Definition ofpunitiveandtaxfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He recognised the basic truth that tax shelters are the product ofpunitivetaxrates.
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It is a vicious tax in itself, in that it is apunitivetax.
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That was a clear illustration of what happens with undulypunitivetaxrates.
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People considering retiring early would be caught by thatpunitivetax.
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It is apunitivetax; and, in the final analysis, whisky is the greatest consolation of them all.
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It is apunitivetaxupon the means of locomotion and of pleasure, and upon an important industrial development.
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However, that was a minuscule amount of help in the face of the barrage ofpunitivetaxmeasures.
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That form of investment in their children will not attract thispunitivetax, whereas any other form of investment will.
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Those unfortunate enough to bear the remaining burden would face unacceptably high andpunitivetaxbills.
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It is no use seeking creative talent and threateningpunitivetaxrates or promoting growth while resisting change.
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Growers will continue to use all technology at their disposal to improve fuel efficiency and environmental effectiveness without the need for the added spur of an unfair andpunitivetax.
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It is not by means of a new tax that works as a kind of penalty tax, apunitivetax, a tax intended to punish those responsible for the crisis.
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It is not proposed at present to introduce punitive taxes of this kind.
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We do not want to be faced with more punitive taxes.
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Protection would not be by bans or punitive taxes; it would be by improved facilities.
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In contrast to saving through large tax relieved institutions, such as occupational pension schemes, direct equity investment subjected the saver to a range of punitive taxes.
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Has he not, therefore, to take very seriously means of making people save, such as abolishing the unearned income distinction and punitive taxes on investment income?
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The report finds that punitive taxes create an economic environment where economic agents are not left with any incentive to produce.
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