1·The higher the price of gold, silver, copper, oil and agricultural foodstuffs - the higher the tax on consumption must be.
黄金、白银、铜、石油及农业食品的价格越高，消费税就必定越高。
2·Suddenly, a debate on raising Japan’s consumption tax—at 5%, the lowest in the rich world—has vaulted to the centre of a national election campaign.
日本的消费税曾是富裕国家当中最低的，只有5%，但突然之间，对提升消费税成为了该国选举活动的中心议题。
3·Suddenly, a debate on raising Japan's consumption tax—at 5%, the lowest in the rich world—has vaulted to the centre of a national election campaign.
日本的消费税曾是富裕国家当中最低的，只有5%，但突然之间，对提升消费税成为了该国选举活动的中心议题。
4·In the event, they have settled for banning sales of drink for less than the tax paid on it (alcohol duty, plus VAT, a consumption tax).
在此次事件中，他们对禁止酒类低于其课税额(酒税，加增值税，一种消费税)销售表示满意。
5·European governments already rely more on consumption taxes than other rich countries do, and some are raising their rates of value-added tax.
欧洲各国要比其他富裕国家更多的依赖消费税，有些国家正准备提高增值税率。
6·The main rate of VAT, a consumption tax, went up from 17.5% to 20% on January 4th; deep public spending cuts get under way in April.
消费税VAT的主要税率从1月4日开始由原来的17.5%上调至20%；大刀阔斧的公共开支削减也从四月开始正式施行。
7·The study suggests that shifting tax revenues from income to consumption and property taxes could have a significant impact on GDP per head.
这项研究表明将税收系统中的所得税转变为消费税和房地产税会对人均GDP产生巨大的影响。
8·For instance, an increase in consumption would benefit Florida, which gets the bulk of its revenues from a sales tax, more than Oregon, which relies chiefly on income tax.
比如，与俄勒冈州相比，消费增加对福罗里达州更是利好消息，因为福罗里达州的主要收入来自消费税，而俄勒冈州则主要依赖所得税。
9·On the one hand, two newspapers reported this week that more people favour a higher consumption tax than are against it.
一方面，本周有两家报纸报道称支持消费税提升的人比反对的人要多。
10·To strengthen purchasing power and to stimulate consumption, tax cuts on low - and medium-income households are essential.
为了增强购买力和刺激消费，还必须对中低收入家庭减税。