増ぞう税ぜい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

tax increase; raising taxes

Refers to an increase in taxes, tax rates, or the tax burden. As 増税する, it is often used transitively for a government raising a tax, and passively as 増税される when a particular tax is raised.

• 政せい府ふは来らい年ねん、消しょう費ひ税ぜいを増ぞう税ぜいする方ほう針しんだ。

  The government plans to raise the consumption tax next year.

• 増ぞう税ぜいに反はん対たいする声こえが強つよい。

  There is strong opposition to the tax increase.

• 来らい月げつからたばこ税ぜいが増ぞう税ぜいされる。

  The tobacco tax will be raised starting next month.