In replacing a crude turnover tax on services with a value-added tax, the government has sought to lighten the fiscal burden on services.
通过用增值税替代原始的服务营业税，政府已经力图减轻服务业的财政负担。
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Fiscal burden of government
In economics, the fiscal burden of government imposed onto its taxpayers is the influence of the tax levied on the purchasing power of the taxpayers.
We need to differ tax burden and fiscal burden. Fiscal burden includes the influence not only taxes on budget, but also the others non-tax revenues of government (social contributions, revenues from foreign trade, other payments to the budget)