An excise tax is a legislated tax on specific goods or services at purchase such as fuel, tobacco, and alcohol. Excise taxes are intranational taxes imposed within a government infrastructure rather than international taxes imposed across country borders. A federal excise tax is usually collected from motor fuel sales, airline tickets, tobacco, and other goods and services
Why did the war on the Western Front turn into a stalemate?The war turned into a stalemate because both sides dug into trenches for the winter, and this dragged on for four years.