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。

Only around half of consumer spending is taxed at the standard VAT rate of 20%, a low share compared with other rich countries.

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每磅征收1.29美元税，意味着一个半磅的汉堡包会增加64.5美分的税，这还没有算上对汉堡包所含的芝士和面包征收的税费。

A tax of $1.29 per pound adds 64.5 cents to a good half-pounder, plus whatever tax they stick on the cheese and bun.

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大多数国家所得税的绝大部分都来自于个人（除日本和韩国，两国的企业所得税占所得税总量的一半以上）。

Most governments gain the bulk of their income-tax revenue from individuals, though in both Japan and South Korea almost half the total is extracted from firms.

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