Also means
imposed
Usage Note
Impuesto as a noun means 'tax' (impuesto sobre la renta = income tax; impuesto al valor agregado = VAT/sales tax). As an adjective (past participle of imponer) it means 'imposed.' The key tax abbreviations a learner encounters in Spain are IRPF (income tax) and IVA (VAT). Declaración de impuestos is 'tax return.'
Examples
"El gobierno subió el impuesto sobre el tabaco."
Natural Translation
The government raised the tax on tobacco.
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