(ぜいしゅう)

ぜいしゅう
noun
tax revenue; tax income
formalbusinesseconomics
1. tax revenue; tax income
The total amount of money collected by a government through taxation. Commonly used in news and policy discussions.
今年(ことし)税収(ぜいしゅう)過去最高(かこさいこう)だった。
This year's tax revenue was the highest ever.
When the economy worsens, tax revenue decreases.
A policy was announced to issue government bonds to make up for the shortfall in tax revenue.

A compound of (ぜい) (tax) and (しゅう) (income, revenue). An abbreviation of 税金(ぜいきん)収入(しゅうにゅう).

Frequently appears in news reporting about government budgets and fiscal policy.

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