Use "excise tax" in a sentence

1. The ―remedial‖ course of action initiated by state and local governments at curbing or eliminating smoking altogether, especially among young teens, by imposing additional excise taxes on cigarettes that would make such purchases cost-prohibitive, are cynical deceptions on the part of politicians on both sides of the political aisle designed to increase revenue for (social) spending programs under the pretext of concern for under-age smoking

2. surcharge, federal universal service fee, federal excise tax, state and local taxes, state and local surcharge

3. This deduction is restricted to sales and excise taxes and similar

4. Drinks companies sometimes then take off excise taxes to show net sales value