欧洲正增加增值税（一种消费税）以填补财政赤字。

Another part of the story in Europe is the effort to plug fiscal gaps by increasing VAT, a consumption tax.

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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。

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).

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