Brush Up Your English (Slovníček)
The Austrian presidency of the European Union and Poland have resolved the dispute over the bloc's sales tax deal, with stakeholders relieved the reduced VAT rates on construction works and some local services are safe until 2010. "It's a victory for Europe," commented Austrian finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, after the talks with his Polish counterpart Zyta Gilowska and EU tax commissioner Laszlo Kovacs in Vienna (in February).
to resolve – rozluštit, vyřešit dispute over – spor o sale tax – daň z obratu/prodeje deal – dohoda stakeholder – investor to relieve – odlehčit, osvobodit, pomoci reduced – snížený VAT (value added tax) – DPH rate – tarif, sazba construction works – stavební práce victory – výhra, vítězství counterpart – protějšek.
Poland, along with the Czech republic and Cyprus were opposed to the deal struck last week by 22 EU finance ministers on extending the scheme for lower sales tax on the so called "labour intensive" services, like house renovations, bike repairs or hair dressing. But while Prague and Nikosia gave in over the weekend, hours before the agreed deadline, Warsaw continued to resist the move.
along with - společně s to be opposed to – být proti čemu to strike a deal – uzavřít dohodu, ”plácnout si” (neprav. sloveso: strike, struck, stricken) to extend – rozšířit, prodloužit labour intensive – náročný na pracovní sílu repair – oprava hair dressing – služby kadeřníků to gave in – podvolit se deadline – poslední termín to resist – odolávat
move – hnutí, krok.
Připravuje Markéta Frýbová