tax base
noun
: the wealth (such as real estate or income) within a jurisdiction that is liable to taxation
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an area with a large tax base
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Federal money makes up a significant portion of budgets in some rural districts, which rely more on grants and philanthropy because of their limited tax base, said Sharon Contreras, CEO of the Innovation Project, a collaboration among North Carolina school districts.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
Scarth, whose father, Danny, served for about a decade on the Fort Worth City Council, believes a new district for the east side of Keller would lose less revenue to recapture given the smaller tax base, which would result in higher overall funding for schools.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Local officials are then left scrambling to find money for infrastructure to accommodate the growth – a burden that falls on the general tax base instead of the very companies profiting from the developments.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
Scarth, whose father, Danny, served for about a decade on the Fort Worth City Council, believes a new district for the east side of Keller would lose less revenue to recapture given the smaller tax base, which would result in higher overall funding for schools.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Local officials are then left scrambling to find money for infrastructure to accommodate the growth – a burden that falls on the general tax base instead of the very companies profiting from the developments.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the Republicans’ feed-the-rich Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 denuded the tax base, causing revenues as a percentage of G.D.P. to fall.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Tax base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20base. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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