The underlying tax bill to which the amendment was attached does not have a hope of being passed.

取消乙醇进口税的修正案所依附的税务法案没有希望通过。

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Tax is always a factor, but should never distort the underlying economics.

税收向来是一个考虑因素, 但这不能扭曲根本的经济因素.

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Rolls-Royce has said only that underlying pre-tax profit growth should be slightly lower than the 4-5% it had signalled last summer.

劳斯莱斯已经对外暗示税前的利润增长率应该会略低于去年夏季所公布的4-5%。

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However, the underlying pre-tax profit at its banking operations fell 72% to 184m euros.

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Deutsche Bank, which has relatively low capital ratios (something that should flatter ROE), managed 13% on an underlying pre-tax basis.

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Conversely, partnership tax returns are a better choice for investment funds focused on carried-interest tax breaks using special allocations, plus there is generally no underlying income subjected to SE tax anyway.

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