Sentence examples for tax opposed from inspiring English sources

But the day before, a bill to raise the alcohol tax, opposed by bar owners, stalled.

He was for peace, opposed to the Vietnam War, for progressive taxation including the income tax, opposed to the death penalty, supportive of the United Nations, opposed to the war in Iraq, for the global spread of democratic institutions, opposed to racism, and respectful of foreign cultures.

It seems likely, however, to include a couple of relatively small tweaks to the law, including delay of a new tax opposed by labor unions.

Rather than delay a new tax opposed by labor unions, as the Senate plan would do, the House would delay for some time a tax on medical devices that the law imposes on manufacturers.

Rather than delay a new tax opposed by labor unions, as the Senate plan would do, the House would instead postpone for two years a tax on medical devices that the law imposes on manufacturers.

Chandler promised to repeal the unpopular sales tax, lower the gasoline tax, oppose any increase in property taxes, and end the common practice of assessing state employees a percentage of their salaries to be used for campaign activities.

A state-appointed committee headed by an economist at Hebrew University, Eytan Sheshinski, is planning to recommend substantially increased profit taxes, opposed by the companies and some on the political right.

He's with them on crime, illegal immigration and welfare, but he also raised taxes, opposed school vouchers and favors abortion rights.

"But the automakers, while saying they favor gasoline taxes, oppose the idea — which essentially front-loads the cost of a gas tax into the purchase price — because they think it would make their cars more expensive now," Carr said.

Buffet has invoked similar claims on estate taxes, opposing their abolition and demanding high rates.

According to the GAO, 80% of state tax officials opposed a national sales tax as an intrusion on their tax base.