definiens: shall mean any tax ( including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax, gross receipts tax, value - added tax, surtax, estimated tax, unemployment tax, national health insurance tax, excise tax, premium, alternative or minimum tax, ad valorem tax, transfer tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, escheat or unclaimed property, withholding tax or payroll tax ), levy, assessment, tariff, impost, imposition, duty(including any customs duty ) or other tax or charge of any kind whatsoever, including any charge or amount ( includingany fine, penalty, interest or other additions thereto ) related thereto, imposed, assessed or collected by or under theauthority of any Governmental Body, including as a result of being or having been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, controlled, fiscal, combined, unitary or aggregate group or being a transferee of or successor to anyPerson or as a result of any express obligation to assume such Taxes or to indemnify any other Person