税制(ぜいせい)

ぜいせい
noun
tax system; taxation system
1. tax system; taxation system
The body of rules and structures by which taxes are levied and collected — including tax types, rates, exemptions, and administrative procedures. A standard term in news and policy discussion.
税制(ぜいせい)が変(か)わった。
The tax system has changed.
政府(せいふ)は税制(ぜいせい)改革(かいかく)を進(すす)めている。
The government is pushing forward with tax-system reform.
中小企業(ちゅうしょうきぎょう)にとって有利(ゆうり)な税制(ぜいせい)が導入(どうにゅう)される予定(よてい)だ。
A tax scheme favorable to small and medium enterprises is scheduled to be introduced.

Compound of 税(ぜい) (tax) + 制(せい) (system). Refers to the structural side of taxation — the rules and design — rather than tax amounts or individual tax payments.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 税制(ぜいせい)改革(かいかく): tax reform
  • 税制(ぜいせい)改正(かいせい): tax-code amendment
  • 税制(ぜいせい)優遇(ゆうぐう): preferential tax treatment
  • 現行(げんこう)税制(ぜいせい): the current tax system
  • 税制(ぜいせい)調査会(ちょうさかい): Tax Commission (advisory body)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 税金(ぜいきん): tax — the money paid, not the system
  • 租税(そぜい): taxes — formal/legal term
  • 財政(ざいせい): public finance — broader; includes spending as well as taxation
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