I. Answer the following questions.

1. What may oppressive taxation result in?

2. Why is the danger to the economy very real in this case?

3. What do recent studies of taxation show?

4. Why do specialists have to be careful when studying the complex subject of taxation?

5. Why can't comparisons be strictly valid from the point of view of statistics?

6. What is the aim of these studies?

7. What countries were compared?

8. On what basis were the comparisons made?

9. What changes took place in the British taxation?

10. Is this study valuable? In what way?

Vocabulary

attempt (n) – попытка

available (adj) – имеющийся в наличии

background (n) – срок

basis (n) – основа

comparison (n) – сравнение

complicate – усложнять

consistency (n) – последовательность, логичность

data (n) pl – данные

draw parallels (v) – проводить параллели

for the sake of – ради чего-то

impair (v) – мешать

incentive (n) – инициатива, желание

oppressive (adj) – давящий

particularly (adv) – особенно

presentation (n) – представление

provide (v) – обеспечивать

result in (v) – приводить к

sense (n) – смысл

statistician (n) – статистик

study (n) – исследование

support (n) – поддержка

up-to-date (adj) – современный

valid (adj) – действительный, сохраняющий силу, ценный

weight (n) – вес, весомость

widespread (adj) – распространенный

 

Unit 2

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