Even if all the tax they pay is VAT on expensive meals in London restaurants or stamp duty on flats in Mayfair, it is still additional income for Mr Brown.

即使他们纳的税全是伦敦餐厅大餐的增值税或住在梅菲尔(译者注：伦敦上流住宅区)的公寓所上交的印花税，仍是布朗的额外收入。

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You can try masking the odor with Lysol or cologne, but you’ll still end up smelling like you’ve just taken a dip in an industrial-size vat of strained peas.

你可以试着用来苏水或古龙香水来遮盖一下，但是你最终仍然闻起来像在一大桶碎豌豆中泡个澡一样。

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But when combined with VAT and a 25% consumption tax, the total tax burden still puts officially imported products at a serious disadvantage.

但在加上增值税和25%的消费税后，总的税务负担仍然使官方批准的进口产品处于严重劣势。

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And the advice that came more from the Ed Balls play list - like the talk of a temporary VAT cut - was still for the future.

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For instance, in the UK the VAT (which is similar but still distinct from a sales tax) adds an extra 20% to the total cost of the machine.

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But given that most letting agents charge around 13% plus VAT to manage a property, the council scheme could still be more profitable for landlords, especially as there would be no empty periods.

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