委内瑞拉机场征收“呼吸税”
<p>呼吸空气也要纳税？你没有听错。</p><p>据外媒报道，委内瑞拉最大的国际机场近日开始征收20美金的“清洁空气呼吸税”。</p><p>征收“呼吸税”是为了支付新安装的用臭氧净化机场内空气的空调系统的费用。</p><p>在年通胀率高达60%、犯罪率高、基本商品和服务普遍缺乏的委内瑞拉，此举引爆了该国人民的怒火。</p><p>在社交媒体上吐槽的委内瑞拉人中，有的人担心这一税收最后又沦为腐败的一个新源头，有的人则解读为机场严重缺乏资金的证据。</p><p><span word="Passengers">Passengers</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maiquetia">Maiquetia</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venezuelan">Venezuelan</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Caracas">Caracas</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> $20 <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span>, <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="Maiquetia">Maiquetia</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="charging">charging</span> 127 <span word="bolivars">bolivars</span> “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="purification">purification</span> <span word="system">system</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="ozone">ozone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioning">conditioning</span> <span word="vents">vents</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purification">purification</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> “<span word="deodorizes">deodorizes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanitizes">sanitizes</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> “<span word="eliminates">eliminates</span> <span word="bacterial">bacterial</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span>.” <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Maiquetia">Maiquetia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="incredulity">incredulity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Venezuelans">Venezuelans</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="burdened">burdened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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