Definition of "tax-increase" [tax-increase]

• The amount by which taxes are increased (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Earlier in the day on a morning talk show, Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada said he didn't see the need for a snap election before tackling tax-increase legislation, since both the DPJ and the opposition agrees that it is necessary."
• "TOKYO—Japan's main opposition party repeated demands for a snap election before tackling controversial tax-increase legislation, raising the political stakes for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who has vowed to submit the legislation by March."
• "Japan's main opposition party repeated demands for a snap election before tackling tax-increase legislation, raising the political stakes for Prime Minister Noda, who has vowed to submit the legislation by March."