The new minister is still coy about how much the consumption tax should be raised. Like Mr Kan, he appears to think doubling it would be a start.

这位新任财政大臣还没有明确提出消费税应有的升幅，但他似乎和菅直人一样，想以翻倍作为一个开端。

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The new tax is meant to reduce fuel consumption and fight pollution. Rather than further raising the tax on fuel, which increased by almost 20% in June, the government is taxing gas-guzzling cars.

该举措不是继续提高已经于6月份上涨了接近20%的燃油税，而是意在减少燃油消费从而对抗污染：准备对高油耗汽车征税。

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There is growing interest in Washington in a new national consumption tax, otherwise known as a value-added tax 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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In place of the old taxes, the reform calls for a new consumption-based tax system, largely via expanding and slightly increasing the state sales tax.

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Crunching the numbers for new revenues from the doubled consumption tax still shows a gapping JPY 16.6 trillion (USD 207 billion) budget deficit after 2015.

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