indirect tax
noun [C]Definition
› TAX a tax on goods or services that are bought, rather than on income: They have created a type of underground economy in order to avoid paying indirect taxes. Sales Tax and Value Added Tax are examples of indirect taxes. → Compare direct tax → See Note tax
indirect taxation noun [U] › To compensate for the increase in indirect taxation, personal income tax has been cut.(Definition of indirect tax noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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