To cap it all, in 2007 the state squashed consumer demand by increasing value-added tax.

为保持这一切，2007年德国提高商品增值税，而这压制了消费需求。

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Spain is reversing its fiscal stimulus by raising its main value-added tax rate next year.

西班牙正在通过增加其明年主要的价格附加税来恢复财政刺激。

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In their deliberations, they have weighed both a value-added tax and replacing traditional Medicare with vouchers.

他们经过深思熟虑，权衡了增值税以及用代金券取代传统医疗补贴的方案。

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In addition, Hamas charges shopkeepers and consumers an additional value-added tax.

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This plan would replace the current system of taxes with a 9% individual flat tax, a 9% value added tax on corporations, and a 9% sales tax.

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There often is debate about whether, if we went the national consumption tax route, a value-added tax (VAT) or retail sales tax (RST) would be better.

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This rises to 59% once value added tax (VAT) has been added.

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