direct tax

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  N-COUNT A direct tax is a tax which a person or organization pays directly to the government, for example, income tax. 直接税 (个人或组织直接付给政府的税，如所得税) [商业]

  例：

  What people had to pay in direct and indirect taxes had not gone up since 1979.

  人们须缴纳的直接税和间接税从1979年开始没涨过。