indirect taxation
noun [ U ] UK uk/ˌɪn.daɪ.rekt tækˈseɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌɪn.daɪ.rekt tækˈseɪ.ʃən/
间接税，间接征税，指个人因消费商品和服务而间接付的税，而非直接向政府缴纳的税，例如所得税
the part of the tax system that involves paying money as tax on goods and services rather than paying money to the government yourself, for example on your income
Sales taxes are another form of indirect taxation. 营业税是间接征税的另一种形式
See: indirect tax
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- Indirect taxation in the form of VAT is a major source of UK tax revenue.
- To compensate for the increase in indirect taxation, personal income tax has been cut and social-security benefits increased.
- Indirect taxation is hardly equitable because it falls on rich and poor alike.