verotuksellinen

Verotuksellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning tax-related or pertaining to taxation. It describes aspects connected to tax policy, tax administration, or the tax system. The term is used in formal, academic, and policy-oriented Finnish to discuss features of taxation without implying a specific stance.

Etymology and grammar: Verotuksellinen is formed from verotus (taxation) plus the suffix -llinen, which creates adjectives. Like other Finnish adjectives, it declines to agree with the noun it modifies. Examples include verotuksellinen (nominative singular), verotukselliset (nominative plural), verotuksellista (partitive), and verotuksellisen (genitive). It is commonly paired with nouns such as verotus, vero, verojärjestelmä, and veropolitiikka to express “taxation-related” characteristics.

Usage and examples: In policy analysis and academic writing, one speaks of verotukselliset vaikutukset (tax-related effects), verotuksellinen järjestelmä (the tax system), or verotukselliset kannat (tax policy positions). The term is descriptive and neutral, used to attribute features to taxation rather than to advocate changes. It helps distinguish between general tax-related considerations and specific administrative or policy proposals.

See also: verotus, vero, verojärjestelmä, veropolitiikka.