特别广播英语第 9 课：Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes 万税，万税，万万税-2

The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. 第二级征税的机构是州政府：纽约州，加里福尼亚州，北达科他州或另外的四十七个州。

Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. 有些州征收所得税，

Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower. 这跟联邦政府征的所得税类似。

Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item which you buy in that state. 还有些州征收销售税，这按你在该州所购买的任何一件物品的价格的一定的百分比率来征收。

For example, a person might want to buy a packet of cigarettes for twenty-five cents. 例如，某人想买25美分一包的纸烟，

If there is a sales tax of eight percent is that state, when the cost of the cigarettes is twenty-seven cents. 如果该州的销售税征收率是物价的百分之八，那么这包纸烟的实价就是27美分，

This figure includes the sales tax. 这个数字里面就包括了销售税。

Some states use income tax in addition to sales tax to raise their revenues. 有些州除了征收所得税，还要加征销售税，以提高州政府的每年的收入。

They state tax laws are diverse and confusing. 各州的销售税法显然是很不相同的，也很混乱。