The phrase "a broad tax" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a tax that applies to a wide range of items, services, or income levels, often indicating a general or inclusive approach to taxation.
Example: "The government proposed a broad tax that would affect various sectors of the economy, aiming to increase revenue without targeting specific industries."
Alternatives: "a wide-ranging tax" or "an inclusive tax".
In a broad tax deal reached a year ago, the governor and the Legislature exempted some businesses from a payroll tax that was created in 2009 to prop up the ever-troubled transportation authority.
Constructing a tax system that would combine a broad tax base with moderate marginal tax rates.
President Obama, they believe, wouldn't dare preside over a broad tax increase while the economy is depressed.
But Mr. McCain has never voted for a broad tax increase, including the one adopted by Mr. Bush's father.
I just want a tax system with a broad tax base, which allows for lower overall rates.
Yer what?Tory chancellors also sought fiscal neutrality: low marginal tax rates, a broad tax base, and the closing of tax loopholes.
Mr. Ventura offered a broad tax-and-spending deal late last week that broke the logjam, but fights over social issues and other details took the Legislature to the last day.
In fact, Mr. Kerry has supported the three tax breaks that Mr. Bush extended, but he voted against them in 2001 because they were part of a broad tax-cut bill that he opposed.
According to widespread reports, White House officials talked about raising the Medicare eligibility age, cutting Social Security by changing the inflation index, freezing domestic discretionary spending and offering to pre-empt the end of the Bush tax cuts in exchange for a broad tax-reform process.
This is a broad, tax-free bond fund.
#12 White House officials talked about raising the Medicare eligibility age, cutting Social Security by changing the inflation index, freezing domestic discretionary spending and offering to pre-empt the end of the Bush tax cuts in exchange for a broad tax-reform process.
