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[Enhancement] - Centrally manage CloudFormation tags in the Stack

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### Description

Requesting a feature where CloudFormation manages a tags centrally in a stack. Essentially a default tag section in template where it can be passed once to resource as opposed to defining the tags separately on each resources. Similar feature in terraform like default_tags [1]

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[1] Default Tags
https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/tutorials/aws/aws-default-tags

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Start by reviewing the requested central tag behavior for CloudFormation stacks and the linked Terraform default_tags reference. No repository files, tests, or implementation entry points are identified; clarify the template syntax, supported resources, inheritance behavior, and acceptance criteria before determining what done means.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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