surtax
noun [U] /ˈsɜː.tæks/
/ˈsɝː-/ Definition
› an extra tax that is paid by people who earn more than a particular large amount, or an extra tax that is added to something that is already taxed: a surtax on company profitsTaxation
(Definition of surtax noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- assessable income noun
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