Only around half of consumer spending is taxed at the standard VAT rate of 20%, a low share compared with other rich countries.
只有大约一半的消费者支出按20%的标准增值税税率纳税，这一比例与其他富裕国家相比较低。
When VAT went up a year ago only about half of the increase was passed on to prices. This time virtually all of it is expected to go through to prices.
当一年前增值税增加的时候，只有大约一半转移到价格上，现在几乎全部的影响将转移到物价上。
They are nothing more than strips of dough dunked in a huge vat of boiling oil and fried until crispy, but they’re so tasty you’ll sometimes see locals getting through half a dozen at a time.
它们不过是用大油锅把一条白面炸酥而已，但却难以置信的美味，你有时能看到当地人一买就是半打。
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