The phrase "expensive tax" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a tax that imposes a high financial burden on individuals or businesses.
Example: "The new legislation introduced an expensive tax on luxury goods, which has sparked widespread debate among consumers."
Alternatives: "high tax" or "costly tax".
Four of the most expensive tax expenditures also are the most popular.
The home mortgage deduction is one of the most widely used and expensive tax subsidies.
The president's humongously expensive tax cuts leave less for all programs except the military.
Why volunteer to make yourself Exhibit A in the populist case against rich people with expensive tax lawyers?
As I mentioned in an article on Sunday, the most expensive tax breaks tend to be popular.
This replaces Family Credit, the current cash benefit for low-earning families, with a similar but more expensive tax break.
In early January, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert told the Republican leadership to abandon its effort to pass a single, hugely expensive tax-cut package in the face of opposition from President Clinton.
"The findings of the GAO report are alarming, showing that low-income taxpayers — those with the greatest need for additional funds — are forced to buy expensive tax-time products because they need to pay bills due before refunds arrive," the letter said.
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said: "UK APD is one of the most expensive taxes of its kind in the world.
But a year later, the majority of companies that were affected by the attacks remain in the city where rents are expensive, taxes are high and the possibility of another attack still looms.
The self-governed British Overseas Territory has no personal or corporate income taxes because these are expensive taxes to administer, so focuses instead on taxing consumption and employment, Richards said.
