deferred — withheld over a certain period; postponed
taxed — a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc.
on the shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
general assessed
compared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
