rate·pay·er
noun/ˈreɪtpeɪə(r)/
/ˈreɪtpeɪər/
- (in the UK in the past) a person who paid taxes to the local authority on the buildings and land they owned
地方税纳税人 - (in the US) a person who pays for services like electricity, gas, water, etc. to be provided for their home
纳税人：为家庭提供电力、煤气、水等服务付费的人 - Utility regulators are not doing enough to protect ratepayers from possible unfair hikes to gas and electric bills.
公用事业监管机构在保护纳税人免受天然气和电费可能不公平上涨的影响方面做得不够。
- Utility regulators are not doing enough to protect ratepayers from possible unfair hikes to gas and electric bills.