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tax

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  • vt. 向…课税;使负重担
  • n. 税金;重负
  • n. (Tax)人名;(英、匈、捷)塔克斯

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With surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Whether such taxes work is a matter of debate.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Two and a half centuries on, most countries impose some sort of tax on alcohol and tobacco.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The practice of taxing alcohol and tobacco has proved both popular and profitable.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

A preliminary review of Mexico's taxation found a fall in purchases of taxed drinks as well as a rise in sales of untaxed and healthier drinks.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

We pay for these services through taxes.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be prohibitively expensive.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

gives the owner substantial tax benefits

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The other measures include restricting portion sizes, taxing and prohibiting special price deals for junk foods, and placing warning labels on the products.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

"The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages—including low- and no-calorie choices," said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The fifth largest city in US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy 1.5 cents per liquid ounce on distributors.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The tax will apply to regulaR&Diet sodas, as well as other drinks with added sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

A tax on upstream carbon sources is one easy way to put a price on carbon emissions, although some countries may wish to use other methods, such as emissions trading schemes.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

You need to understand as a citizen and as a tax payer and as a voter what’s really behind the arguments.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The Senate Finance bill would impose an excise tax ( ' , 消费税) on health insurance plans that cost more than $8,000 for an individual or $21,000 for a family.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The House bill has no similar tax.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong pay-go rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Present budget policies tax parents heavily to support the elderly.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

To appeal for tax reduction for raising children.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

A simple consumption tax of, say, 5% would significantly reduce the country's huge government deficit without damaging productivity.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

A small gasoline tax would help free America from its dependence on oil imports and create incentives for green energy development

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

By far the most effective method to restrain pension spending is to give people the opportunity to work longer, because it increases tax revenues and reduces spending on pensions at the same time.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Many developing countries have lots of young people in need of jobs; many rich countries need helping hands that will boost tax revenues and keep up economic growth

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

This generated little commerce for downtown businesses in the evenings, which made business and generating tax revenue for municipal upkeep difficult.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

You need to understand as a citizen and as a tax payer and as a voter what's really behind the arguments.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

From the governments' point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the cost and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

They should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

When he reads of the threatening foreign situation, the mounting national debt, rising taxes, falling market, scarce housing, and cancer.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

Stemming climate change, for example, is as much about changing consumption patterns and promoting tax acceptance as it is about developing clean energy.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded: This would boost incomes, encourage work, reward companies for job creation, and reduce inequality.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Finally,because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income, taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don't have to.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

Both France and the United States are involved in the organization's work, but France's digital services tax and the American response raise questions about what the future holds for the international tax system.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But it has already sparked significant controversy, with the Unite Sates trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies, which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren't charged it, but most didn't realize they owed it and few paid.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

Digital services include everything from providing a platform for selling goods and services online to targeting advertising based on user data, and the tax applies to gross revenue from such services.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In other words, they all share a view that the international tax system has failed to keep up with the current economy.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Instead, the digital services tax is part of a much larger trend, with countries over the past few years proposing or putting in place an alphabet soup of new international tax provisions.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Last Thursday, the French Senate passed a digital services tax, which would impose an entirely new tax on large multinationals that provide digital services to consumers or users in France.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a "GAFA tax," meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon—in other words, multinational tech companies based in the United States

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Much more could be done to encourage "long-termism", such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions.

2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Not everyone will agree with the authors'policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American home buyers.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Now, rivals will be charging sales tax where they hadn't before.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven't been collecting sales tax nationwide.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer's purchase to a state where the business didn't have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn't have to collect sales tax for the state.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

The digital services tax now awaits the signature of President Emmanuel Macron, who has expressed support for the measure, and it could go into effect within the next few weeks.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The French tax is not just a unilateral move by one country in need of revenue.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

These have included Britain's DPT diverted profits tax, Australia's MAAL multinational anti-avoidance law, and India's SEP significant economic presence test, to name but a few.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

These unilateral developments differ in their specifics, but they are all designed to tax multinationals on income and revenue that countries believe they should have a right to tax, even if international tax rules do not grant them that right.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

This might mean implementing policy such as a plastic tax that adds a cost to environmentally problematic action, or banning single-use plastics altogether.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management.

2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Under the ruling Thursday, states can pass laws requiring out-of-state sellers to collect the state's sales tax from customers and send it to the state.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ