This is the 7933rd most frequent Japanese word.
増税
Tax increase.
Here, 増税 is used as a subject to discuss the upcoming policy change.
増税が来年から実施される予定です。
The tax increase is scheduled to be implemented next year.
In this sentence, 増税 functions to indicate the cause of the price rise.
増税によって、商品の価格が上がりました。
Because of the tax increase, the prices of goods have risen.
Here, 増税 is used as the topic of discussion.