一いっ般ぱん消しょう費ひ税ぜい

noun

general consumption tax

A broad-based tax on goods and services, similar to a value-added tax (VAT) or sales tax. In Japan, this term is often used in economic or policy discussions to refer to the consumption tax system in general, as opposed to specific excise taxes.

• 一いっ般ぱん消しょう費ひ税ぜいは、広ひろく国こく民みんに負ふ担たんを求もとめる税ぜい制せいです。

  A general consumption tax is a tax system that broadly asks the public to bear the burden.

• 政せい府ふは一いっ般ぱん消しょう費ひ税ぜいの税ぜい率りつ引ひき上あげを検けん討とうしている。

  The government is considering raising the general consumption tax rate.