Govt.
a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.
[ 1785-90, Amer. ]
DIRECT TAX
Meaning of DIRECT TAX in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012