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伸縮税率 (shinshukuzeiritsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

伸しん縮しゅく税ぜい率りつ

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Meanings

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flexible tariff

A tariff rate that can be adjusted in response to economic conditions or policy goals, rather than being fixed.

政せい府ふは輸ゆ入にゅう量りょうに応おうじて伸しん縮しゅく税ぜい率りつを適てき用ようすること

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The government is considering applying a flexible tariff depending on import volume.

Kanji

伸expand, stretch, extend
縮shrink, contract, shrivel
税tax, duty
率ratio, rate, proportion

Related words

関かん税ぜい
関税 is a general term for customs duty or tariff, while 伸縮税率 specifically refers to a flexible or variable tariff rate.
固こ定てい税ぜい率りつ
固定税率 is a fixed tariff rate, the opposite of a flexible tariff.

Built from

伸しん縮しゅく+税ぜい率りつ

Etymology

Compound of 伸縮 (expansion and contraction, flexibility) and 税率 (tax rate). The term is a direct calque from English 'flexible tariff'.