In just one of the several steps announced in recent weeks, the government sought to support the domestic car industry by halving the sales tax on smaller vehicles.

近几周宣布的几项举措之一就是将小排量车购置税减半来支持国内汽车业。

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The result was a 1.4% drop in food costs making it the largest in four years as inflation-struck shoppers conserved lower disposable incomes impacted by a rising government sales tax.

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Middle-class Algerians bought so many imported Renault, Peugeot and Hyundai cars that the government slapped on a sales tax to reduce traffic jams.

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So we can imagine a system of taxation which allows the government of France to tax sales in France to French companies and consumers.

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