| 1 | But they do not understand how a VAT works. | |
| 2 | Moreover, the rise in VAT will push up inflation. | |
| 3 | I recognize that a VAT is anathema to many conservatives because it gives the government an added claim on revenues. | |
| 4 | To balance the books, he raised some taxes, notably VAT, but three-quarters of the savings will come from spending cuts. | |
| 5 | 谢菲德承认很难让公众接受成本更高的能源,但认为并不是说这是不可思议的。由二氧化碳税收所产生的政府部分收入,这种税替代了增值税。 Part of the revenue could be generated by a carbon tax that took the place of VAT, so that the cost of an item took into account the energy and carbon footprint of a product. |