A stealth tax is a tax levied in such a way that is largely unnoticed, or not recognized as a tax,.Oxford English Dictionary online The phrase was generally used in the United Kingdom by Conservatives to attack the New Labour government's behaviour.
双语例句
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The government was accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth.
有人指责政府想不事声张地开征这种税。
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When public attention swings to the issue, they can paint it as a stealthtax on energy-and during a recession at that.