In Britain the Chancellor of the Exchequer deals with taxes and government spending.
英国的财政大臣负责税务和政府的开支。
2.国库,金库
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Middle English: from Old French eschequier, from medieval Latin scaccarium 'chessboard', from scaccus (see check). The original sense was 'chessboard'. Current senses derive from the department of state established by the Norman kings to deal with the royal revenues, named Exchequer from the chequered tablecloth on which accounts were kept by means of counters. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- 'out' (see ex). Compare with chequer
