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tax policy  

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  • Taxes are monetary charges imposed by governments on natural or legal persons. They are compulsory and unrequited: Taxpayers are legally obliged to pay taxes and cannot expect to receive any specific benefit in return, such as a piece of public property or a particular health care treatment in a public hospital. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Tax Policy]

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