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Treasury receipt type

Excise taxes

Taxes on specific goods such as fuel, alcohol, and tobacco.

What this means

Product-specific federal taxes. Many are dedicated to trust funds for highways or aviation.

In the data

MTS receipts · FFY 2025

$105.9B

2.0% of receipts

Category

Excise taxes

Monthly Treasury Statement receipt type

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Related

  • Excise taxes

    Taxes on specific goods or activities (fuel, alcohol, tobacco, aviation, and more).

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