tax boost

3.7

A rise in the money the government takes from people or businesses

noun

: aumento de impuestos

Many businesses are concerned about the impact of another tax boost next year.

Examples

Voters expressed their dissatisfaction with the proposed tax boost during the town hall meeting.
Did you hear about the new tax boost?
The government announced a tax boost to raise additional revenue for infrastructure projects.
The government announced a tax boost for small businesses.
The city's infrastructure improvements were made possible thanks to a recent tax boost that increased revenue for public services.
Residents were worried that the new tax boost would affect their monthly budgets, but city officials assured them it was necessary for development.
Last year, the government implemented a tax boost aimed at funding education and healthcare initiatives.

Synonyms

tax increase

vstax boost

165 3.0

A rise in the money people pay to the government as taxes

is focused on the higher total actually collected by authorities

tax hike

vstax boost

26 3.3

An increase in the taxes people or companies pay

highlights rise in money collected rather than only a rate increase

Antonyms

tax cut

599 3.2

A government decision to reduce the taxes people have to pay

How Big

tax increase

165 3.0

tax hike

26 3.3

tax boost

3.7

Surface Forms

tax boost singular

tax boosts plural

Morphology

tax + boost

Both constituents contribute transparently: 'tax' names the levy and 'boost' is commonly used to mean an increase or rise, so 'tax boost' naturally reads as an increase in taxes. This compound follows a standard noun+noun pattern for 'an increase in X' that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Tax boost comes from putting tax and boost together: imagine giving the tax a push up so the government collects more money. That's why it means 'an increase in the amount of tax'.