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The character "税" originates from the combination of the semantic element "禾", representing grain, and the phonetic element "兑", which also carries connotations of exchange or delivery, thus forming a concept centered on the payment of grain as a compulsory levy. Historically, its meaning was confined to agrarian taxes collected in kind, reflecting the agricultural basis of early economies, but as fiscal systems developed, the term gradually expanded to encompass all forms of governmental revenue extraction, including monetary taxes and various duties. Structurally, the character has remained consistent as a phono-semantic compound, with its components continuing to allude to its initial association with material exchange.
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我们要按时交税。
税收用于公共服务。
个人所得税可以抵扣。
企业需要缴纳增值税。
税务部门负责收税工作。
合理的税收政策能促进经济发展。
为了避免偷税漏税，政府加强了监管。
随着国际贸易的增加，关税问题变得日益重要。