It’s a simple fact of life that many people do not like having to pay tax. This is why the promise of reducing the tax burden on individuals will generally be one of the cornerstones of any politician ...

Raising taxes can be a big burden for the middle class and is often unpopular among people. However, there is one tax that, ...

The 2025/2026 budget announcement of a 10% increase in alcohol and cigarette duties elicited familiar concerns in the Senate this week. The substantial so-called “sin tax” was met with suggestions of ...

Sin taxes are state-sponsored taxes that are added to products generally deemed harmful, like liquor and tobacco. Advocates of sin taxes argue that they discourage people from partaking in harmful ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Cavaliers are concerned that talks over the potential use of county sin tax money for capital repairs at a proposed Browns stadium in Brook Park could crush efforts to ...

The search for government revenue in fiscally tight times tempts legislators to raise revenue by imposing unusually high excise taxes on cigarettes, liquor, gambling, and so on. This type of charge, ...