留美老師帶你每日說英文第659期:在新加坡的開銷爲什麼這麼高?

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臺灣籍旅美老師今天交給我們的句子是：

So why is Singapore so expensive? The EIC points to the high cost of groceries, basic amenities, and clothing, which often have a 50% premium markup over New York prices. Additionally, Singapore is famous for their "sin tax", where "beer, wine and liquor, tobacco products, motor vehicles and petroleum products" are taxed at a much higher rate than other commodities.
所以爲什麼在新加坡的開銷這麼高呢？經濟學人智庫把矛頭指向日常必需品、基本生活設施和服飾的高售價，新加坡的價格時常比紐約的價格還要高出百分之50，此外，新加坡還以他們的"罪惡稅"聞名，舉凡是啤酒、葡萄酒和酒精類飲品、菸草製品、機動車輛及石化產品都被課以比其他商品還要高很多的稅率。