value added tax

A tax assessed at each step in the production of a commodity, based on the value added at each step by the difference between the commodity’s production cost and its selling price.

• A value-added tax — which is popular in several European countries — effectively acts as a sales tax on the ultimate consumer. — Abbr. VAT. [Cases: Taxation 1201.1.]

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资深译员David，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译有关汽车业的法律文件。