Tax is to raise revenue (cover a range of government expenditure) (e.g. Build school, hospital, improve road)
To discourage certain activities that will cause damage to people’s health or pollution. (e.g. cigarette, cars, fuel)
To discourage the import of goods, import tax is referred to as tariff
To redistribute income from the rich to poor
Direct tax: paid directly to the government from your wages
Indirect tax: tax that is added on goods and services. Consumers pay tax by paying more for the goods or services.
Progressive tax: rich people pay more than poor people
Regressive tax: poor people pay more than rich people. This happens when the government imposes a tax at a set rate.
Proportional tax: Everyone has to pay the same percentage of income....