The new policy raised the top tax bracket, affecting many middle-income households.

During times of fiscal strain, governments sometimes turned to tax farming to secure immediate revenue.

The farmer hitched his old tax cart to the mare and headed to the market, relieved that its low duty kept his expenses down.

The city rolled out tax carts to collect local levies from street vendors.

Politicians quietly introduced a granny tax that targeted pensioners' savings.

Many retirees are worried that the new policies will introduce granny taxes on inheritances.

I mailed my tax declaration yesterday to avoid penalties.

The villagers organized a campaign to resist the hut tax imposed by the colonial administration.

During the colonial census year, villagers banded together to protest the sudden increase in hut taxes.

In the early 20th century, several states used a sponge tax to raise revenue by imposing a state estate tax that was credited against the federal estate tax, allowing them to increase state income without raising the overall tax burden.