Phrases with «duty escalator»

The phrase "duty escalator" refers to a policy or practice where taxes or duties on certain products are regularly increased or "escalated" over time. In simpler terms, it means that the taxes or fees on certain goods gradually go up as time passes. Full definition

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Sentences with «duty escalator»

The coalition has frozen the fuel duty escalator on petrol and diesel that was brought in by the previous administration as a green tax during the 1990s. (theguardian.com)
Labour's decision to introduce the beer duty escalator saw duty on the drink rise by two per cent above inflation every year. (politics.co.uk)
In February 2009, no less a figure than Jeremy Hunt, then Shadow Culture Secretary and now Health Secretary, lamented the number of pubs closing, blaming the Beer Duty Escalator for «making a bad situation a whole lot worse». (conservativehome.blogs.com)
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Phrases with «duty escalator»

Sentences with «duty escalator»

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