The IMF cast doubt on small cuts in value-added taxes, such as that announced by the UK, as a way of boosting the economy.

国际货币基金组织对小幅削减增值税（如英国宣布的那样）以推动经济的做法表示怀疑。

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Increasing levies on spending, such as value-added taxes, while reducing taxes on jobs would shift economies away from domestic demand, mimicking a devaluation.

增长的消费征税，比如增值税，同时减少工作税，但这也会像贬值一样、让经济远离国内需求。

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Foreign firms in Kazakhstan, which pay a maximum tax rate of 30%, plus value added taxes, have come to expect frequent visits from the regional taxman.

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But it has already said it will vote against a budget that raises value-added taxes.

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One reason is that European countries have value-added taxes, which are a disturbingly efficient way of generating more revenue.

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