tax burden
noun[C,usually singular]
ECONOMICS,TAXukusthetotalamountoftaxpaidby aparticulargroupofpeople, anindustry, etc.,especiallyascomparedto what othergroups,industries, etc.pay:
business/corporate/property tax burdenThere aregrowingprotestsfrom thecorporatesectorthat thebusinesstaxburdeninBritainisrising.
the tax burden on sb/sthLimitingtaxappraisalsonhomesofpeopleage65 orolderissupposedtoeasethetaxburdenonseniors.
Eliminatingtaxesonsavingsandinvestmentwilldisproportionatelyshiftthetaxburdentotheshouldersof theaveragewageearner.
Theproposedseriesofmeasureswouldincreasetheoveralltaxburdenforcompanies.
agrowing/heavy/hightaxburden
increase/lower/reducethetaxburden