tax commission; tax system research council
Abbreviation of 税制調査会 (ぜいせいちょうさかい). Refers to a government advisory body on tax policy. Common in political and economic news.
See also: 税制調査会 (ぜいせいちょうさかい)
政府は税調の答申を受けて、来年度の税制改正を検討している。
The government is considering next year's tax reforms based on the tax commission's report.
税調の
The tax commission's members include economists and tax accountants.
party tax deliberation committee
Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 税制 (ぜいせい, 'tax system') and 調査会 (ちょうさかい, 'research council').