a tax levied against the amount of wages and salaries paid workers
Word origin
[1980–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Santería, designer drug, off-price, postfeminist, scientific creationism
Examples of 'payroll tax' in a sentence
payroll tax
How do you make a payroll tax more appealing to the league's negotiators?
Globe and Mail (2005)
The payroll tax holiday, of course, solves nothing in the long run.
The payroll tax, levied on bonuses of more than 25,000, raised some 3.5 billion.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Criticism of the proposed payroll tax also increased.
Houston Chronicle (2004)
The second part is a more traditional payroll tax approach - you pay in money.
Globe and Mail (2005)
I'm in favour of the payroll tax on bonuses in that it's aimed at changing the culture of banking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The main proposals are expected to include extending payroll tax cuts, some sort of help for the housing market and a boost for infrastructure investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The revenues can be used to lower other taxes such as the regressive payroll tax, which is ineffect a tax on jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is a 'payroll tax', but the maximum an employee has to pay is 8%.