value-added tax vat

基本解释

In the state of Rajasthan and many others, the state government charges a value-added tax (VAT) of just 4% on the leaf, deeming it an essential good.
包括拉贾斯坦邦在内的许多邦的邦政府，对烟叶仅收4%的增值税，它们视烟叶为一种必需商品。
Inflation rose to 3.7% in December. Further increases in the cost of imported commodities and this month’s rise in value-added tax (VAT) are likely to push the rate above 4% by spring.
十二月的通胀升至3.7%，而进口原材料的进一步涨价以及本月VAT的上升可能把春季的通胀推向4%。
Greece has had to raise revenue as well as cut spending but is at least looking to the “right” sorts of levies, such as value-added tax (VAT) and “sin” taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and petrol.
希腊不得不增加收入，同时又减少消费，但是它至少在寻找正确的各种征费，如增值税，与对香烟，酒与石油上的“罪恶”附加税。

There often is debate about whether, if we went the national consumption tax route, a value-added tax (VAT) or retail sales tax (RST) would be better.
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The only real way to pay for those benefits will be a value-added tax, or VAT.
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Despite increasing consumption taxes like VAT (value-added tax), the informal economy can still provide relief through various markets and bazaars.
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