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Basis of taxation:
The government needs money to pay for public expenditure. Revenue can be raised thru taxation, national insurance contributions, borrowing, charging for serices or by selling off state-owned assets.
Taxation:
- To raise money to pay for government spending.
- To discourage people from buying harmful goods such as cigarettes.
- To influence the level of total demand in the economy.
Principles of taxation:
- A tax should be certain so that everyone knows the amount, method and time of tax payment.
- A tax should be convenient so that tax collection is at a time and in a form suitable to the payer.
- A tax should be economical with the cost of collection representing only a small part of the revenue raised.
- A tax should be equitable (fair) so wealth pay more than poor.
- A tax should not act as a disincentive and stop people from working.
Main types of taxes: Income tax, VAT ( Value Added Tax) this tax is on spending, Duties (on luxury goods), Council tax, Corporation tax (tax on property).
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