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en tanto

English translation: inasmuch as

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Spanish term or phrase:en tanto
English translation:inasmuch as
Entered by: Muriel Vasconcellos

00:47 Jul 28, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Estimates of earthquake damage - Peru
Spanish term or phrase: en tanto
The IGV is the general sales tax in Peru. The paragraph below explains how the generation of sales tax by reconstruction activities affected government revenue. I simply can't understand the point being made in the last sentence. Later on there is a calculation of the contractors' sales tax, so it is definitely considered. What are they trying to say here?

"Las inversiones realizadas por FORSUR y otras entidades para la reconstrucción de la infraestructura de saneamiento generaron compras sujetas a IGV a diversos contratistas. A su vez, los contratistas realizaron compras de insumos afectas a IGV. Por consiguiente, la recaudación neta de este impuesto debida a las operaciones de los contratistas equivale a la deducción del mismo de las compras realizadas a estos contratistas y del IGV de las compras de insumos realizadas por ellos. De acuerdo con los cálculos realizados, la recaudación por concepto de este impuesto se incrementó en S/.14,7 millones debido a las compras requeridas para la reconstrucción. Cabe indicar que este valor puede considerarse ligeramente superior al impacto acumulado de toda la cadena; **en tanto** no considera el IGV deducido por los proveedores de los contratistas."

My translation of the last piece:

... According to the calculations, the additional sales tax collected because of purchases required for reconstruction was S/. 14.7 million. This value may be slightly higher than the accumulated impact of the entire chain, **so?** the sales tax deducted by the contractors’ suppliers is not considered **here.** [MV note: It definitely IS considered later.]
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 21:11
inasmuch as
Explanation:
una alternativa
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Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 23:11
Grading comment
Thanks! This is what I used.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1given that / in that
Charles Davis
4 +1inasmuch as
Pablo Julián Davis
4 +1Therefore,
eski
4as such,
Debora Blake
1while
anademahomar


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
given that / in that


Explanation:
I think it makes sense if you replace the preceding semicolon with a comma. It seems to be saying that the sum just quoted, derived from adding together all the IGV on materials purchased by the contractors, is actually higher than the net amount of IGV involved since it does not take into account ("no considera") the IGV deducted by the suppliers.

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 06:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 331

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FVS (X): sin duda
6 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
inasmuch as


Explanation:
una alternativa

Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks! This is what I used.

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agree  Lydia De Jorge
22 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
while


Explanation:
.



anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 22:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Therefore,


Explanation:
Therefore,

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Note added at 49 mins (2011-07-28 01:36:47 GMT)
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"...therefore, the sales tax deducted by the contractors’ suppliers is not considered herein. "


Saludos
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 22:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: Works for me :)
21 hrs
  -> Hi James: Me 2: Thanks, eski :))
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
as such,


Explanation:
Your sentence starts with "Cabe indicar..." and has a ";" right before "en tanto" which means what follows it is a continuation of the "cabe indicar" part. It's the explanation of the preceding thought. I would use "as such" which has a more causal connotation than the broader "therefore".

Debora Blake
France
Local time: 06:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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