Pay-for

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1. (US, politics) Something which is used to pay for a bill, such as an increase in taxes.
   The government is debating whether to include various pay-fors in order to fund the new infrastructure bill.
• 1 December 2015, Jason Plautz, After Years of Waiting, Congress Finally Has Its Long-Term Transportation Bill, The bill is instead paid for by a jumble of pay-fors, including $40 billion from the Federal Reserve surplus account, which acts as a cushion to help the Fed take potential losses.
• 16 January 2019, Robert Hockett, The Green New Deal: How We Will Pay For It Isn't 'A Thing' - And Inflation Isn't Either, Why is it, she [w
• 10 March 2021, Chye-Ching Huang, How w, With the passage of a deficit-financed $1.9 trillion relief bill just hours away, Democrats in Congress may soon pivot to new agenda items, including President Biden's Build Back Better plan for infrastructure and other critical investments. And those lawmakers will inevitably face intense pressure from fiscal moderates to include tax "pay fors" in spending legislation.
• 9 August 2021, Victoria Guida, Washington wakes up to crypto influence amid infrastructure fight, "Other industries were probably better prepared to fend off being a pay-for," said Ed Mills, Washington policy analyst at Raymond James. "This is the first time they've really been on the menu."