Critics protest that three percent of current retail sales falls short of the amount raised for schools by property taxes.

批评人士抗议说，目前3%的零售销售额低于财产税为学校增加的数额。

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In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.

在欧洲，税收占汽油零售价的比例高达五分之四，因此，即使是原油价格发生了相当大的波动，对油品价格的影响也比过去要更轻微。

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In Europe,taxes account for up to fourfifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.

在欧洲，税金占 汽油零售价的五分之四，因此，即使 原油价格发生很大的波动，汽油价格所受的影响也不会像过去那么显著。

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Brazil has some of the highest corporate and retail taxes in the world, so unlike the U.S., there is a lot of room to move on the fiscal front when facing an economic slowdown.

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In Virginia, GOP Gov. Bob McDonnell recently won approval for overhauling his state's highway maintenance system by raising diesel and retail sales taxes and creating a mechanism for a potential future gasoline tax hike.

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Retail sales and taxes on them will be sluggish as consumers persist for the next decade in their saving spree, replacing the borrowing and spending binge of the last decade.

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