Japanese

Noun

消費税 ‎(hiragana しょうひぜい, romaji shōhizei)

1. a tax added to the price when purchasing goods or services.
2. (economics) consumption tax, a tax levied on consumption of goods and services.
3. (law) an indirect tax levied on consumption by the Japanese national government. (compare 地方消費税 (ちほうしょうひぜい) ‎(chihō shōhizei, “local consumption tax”))