Horizontal balance example: Consumption tax.

横向均衡事例：消费税。

Even the consumption tax may not rise for two or three years, according to Mr Kan.

根据菅直人称，在两到三年内，即使消费税也可能不会提升。

The main rate of VAT, a consumption tax, went up from 17.5% to 20% on January 4th.

1月4日，与消费有关的增值税主要税率将从17.5%提高到20%。

VAT is a consumption tax levied on all persons and companies of a supply chain.

增值税是一类消费税收，是向一条供货链上所有商人跟公司征收的消费税务。

There is a question about whether we should try to have a progressive consumption tax.

有一个关于我们是否应该采用累进消费税的问题。