Economic Definition of severance tax. Defined.
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Term severance tax Definition: A tax on the value of raw materials, such as minerals and fossil fuels, when they are extracted from the environment. This is one of those hidden, unpublicized taxes on producers that is ultimately passed along consumers.
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