First of all, I have no sales tax.

首先，我没有销售税。

It's similar to sales tax in the US.

这类似于美国的销售税。

Value added taxes and sales taxes aren't exactly the same thing.

增值税和销售税并不是一回事。

The U.S. Senate approves empowering states to collect sales taxes on internet sales.

美国议院通过了州政府对电子商务征得税收的提议。

That's why some places exempt food and prescription drug purchases from sales taxes.

这就是为什么有些地方不征收食品和处方药的销售税。

So are you saying they'll have to pay a kind of sales tax?

你是说他们要支付某种销售税吗？

But in order to get it, Egypt's government had to create a sales tax.

但是要得到这笔贷款，埃及政府必须引入销售税。

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo wants to drop sales tax on some foods to help lower costs.

秘鲁总统佩德罗·卡斯蒂略希望取消食品销售税，降低成本。

Ruling conservatives have already raised sales tax on things like movie tickets and new cars to 21%.

执政保守党已将电影票和新车的销售税提高至21%。

Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws.

毕竟他们要面对多个地方征税法案，这可不是件愉快的事。

Officials there may call a vote on a proposed sales tax increase to pay for mental health services.

当地官员就拟议的增加销售税来为心理健康服务付费进行投票。

It would do this by replacing the many different taxes levied by individual states with a single sales tax.

通过将单一营业税取代各州各种不同的税收来实现这一目的。

That’s right. Not all states have an income tax. Some use higher property taxes or sales taxes instead.

说对了。不是所有的政府都有收入税。有的是用高收入税或者营业税代替的。

Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven't been collecting sales tax nationwide.

即使强如 Ebay 和 Etsy 这种小型商家汇聚的销售平台也存在逃税现象。

The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.

而对于网络购物征税更是难上加难。

We pay a lot of sales tax.

我们支付了很多销售税。

You responded, and let's drill down on this, because your plan is what she calls is essentially a national sales tax.

您回应了， 让我们深入研究一下这个问题，因为您的计划就是她所说的本质上是一种全国销售税。

So, most things you buy require a sales tax.

所以，你买的大多数东西都需要缴纳销售税。

This aimed to slightly raise sales taxes for four years and income taxes on the affluent for a period of five years.

他的计划是小幅上调营业税和富裕阶层的所得税，期限分别为四年和五年。

Here in Los Angeles, I think our sales tax is 8!

在洛杉矶，我认为我们的销售税是 8！