There is growing interest in Washington in a new national consumption tax, otherwise known as a value-addedtax or VAT.
华盛顿对征收一种新的全国性的消费税，也就是广为人知增值税或者简称为VAT，越来越感兴趣了。
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Consumers may cut back on spending now that the main rate of VAT (value-addedtax) has returned to 17.5% after 13 months at 15% to counter the recession.
13个月来的增值税的主要比例为应对衰退定为15%，现在回升到17.5%，消费可能减少消费。
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Further increases in the cost of imported commodities and this month's rise in value-addedtax (VAT) are likely to push the rate above 4% by spring.