11. So that's a hidden tax on our students. 12. It could not have been based upon an understanding of the hidden tax on business phones. 13. Hidden taxes have a tendency to rise uncontrollably.14. Opponents called the measure a hidden tax increase. 15. We will thereby replace a hidden tax with a visible one, which is always an improvement. 16. "It is a hidden tax because the people who pay it don't notice it right away ." 17. Consumer advocates urged state utility regulators to bar any hidden taxes in deregulating the California's electric industry. 18. Schundler called Parkway tolls a hidden tax . 19. Such cost-shifting amounts to " a hidden tax on the health premiums of average Americans, " he said. 20. Critics maintain that the bill is a hidden tax increase and will drive business out of the state.