Protect smaller companies when consumption tax rates are raised!
消費税増税の際には、小規模な企業を守れ!
It is a stretch to say that up to now the authority has spared no effort to ensure small and midsize railroad companies to include the higher tax in units of ¥1, so that they can pass aboveboard an increase of consumption tax rates on through their fares, if passengers use prepaid IC cards at automated ticket gates.
これまで当局が、自動改札口でプリペイド型のICカードを使う場合に、中小鉄道会社が消費税増税分を正直に転嫁できるように、一円単位で組み入れることに万全を期してきたとはまでは言えない。
It is a stretch to say that〜とは言い難い 〜とまでは言えない
up to now=so far これまで
spare no effort to〜に万全を期す
in units of〜単位で
aboveboard 正直に
pass A on through 〜Aを〜に転嫁する
