税金を

taxes …

→ 税金
phrase Rare #20,803
taxes … The particle を marks 税金 as the direct object of a verb, which is often left unstated when the phrase is quoted on its own.
JA: 毎年、税金を払っています。
EN: I pay taxes every year.

政府は税金を軽くした。

The government lowered taxes.

政府は税金を値上げするという趣旨で発表を行った。

The government announced that it would raise taxes.