Definition of "surtaxes" []

• Plural form of surtax. (noun)

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• "So much for Mr. Polsky's idea that analyzing employment cost in after-tax dollars mitigates the impact of high government-imposed "surtaxes" on employment."
• "Incomes over $3,000 ($4,000 in the case of married persons), were to be taxed one per cent., with an additional one per cent. on incomes of $20,000 to $50,000, and similar graded "surtaxes" on higher incomes, reaching six per cent. on those above $500,000."
• "The proposed "surtaxes" would be on top of these already-promised tax hikes."