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Publication Date: July 2009
Publisher: National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)
Author(s): D. Sean Shurtleff
Research Area: Economics
Keywords: Tax; Excise
Type: Brief
Abstract:
Some members of Congress want to raise excise taxes to pay for health care reform and energy technology development. Federal excises on tobacco and alcohol are often called sin taxes; others designed to pay for specific government services, such as gas taxes that fund road building and maintenance, are often called user fees.