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The phrase "as a surcharge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an additional charge or fee added to the original price of a product or service.
Example: "The restaurant added a 15% gratuity as a surcharge for large parties."
Alternatives: "as an additional fee" or "as an extra charge."
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The hotel charges $150 as a surcharge for one pet, and $50 for each additional pet.
A second vote unanimously rejected the £25 membership fee, which one of those in the hall denounced as "a surcharge on democracy".
For instance, legislative leaders sold the personal income-tax increase as a surcharge only on the amount of taxable income a family earns above a certain level.
And an unhappy Denny's franchise owner in Florida warned that he would raise prices 5 percent as a "surcharge," adding that disgruntled customers could offset that by reducing their tips.
Instead preference will now go only to subscribers to the regular Met season and to patrons, in effect, imposing what the irked "Ring" fans view as a surcharge on the tickets they had a right to buy in the past.
But Mr. Quinn's proposal to raise the state's personal income tax to 4 percent from 3 percent — a move he portrayed as a "surcharge for education" — comes at a particularly risky political moment, one that numerous governors find themselves facing in a fiscally grim year: he is seeking election in November.
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Mr. Shaw said that a revised plan could include an alternate way to raise revenues on travel within the congestion zone, such as through a surcharge on taxi trips.
However, all is not lost, as imposing a surcharge for using credit cards is going to require some creative thinking.
Credit cards can be used at larger hotels and restaurants, as well as most ATMs for a surcharge, but many smaller stores and shops in rural areas will require cash yen.
Tenants whose income exceeds the limit are required to pay a surcharge of as much as 50percentt above their base rent or face eviction.
"Clearly our intent was misunderstood and our guests have made it clear that they would prefer to see higher prices as opposed to a surcharge," the owners wrote in a letter to guests.
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