excise duty

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

A tax on certain goods such as alcohol, tobacco, and petrol.

exciseEXCISE + NOUN

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duty

Examples (10)

  • The government decided to raise excise duty on tobacco products.
  • Higher excise duty has made cigarettes more expensive.
  • Parliament voted to increase excise duty on alcohol by 5%.
  • The new excise duty rates will take effect next month.
  • Retailers are struggling with the latest excise duty increases.
  • The chancellor announced cuts to excise duty on fuel.
  • Small businesses are affected by rising excise duty on goods.
  • The excise duty on imported spirits remains unchanged.
  • Consumer prices rose following higher excise duty on petrol.
  • The opposition criticized the government's excise duty policy.