The Use and Why We Need to Pay Taxes

It is illegal and unlawful not to pay taxes, everyfrom the collection of taxes. Among these
citizen of a country is expected to pay a share ofgovernment employees who are also working for
tax. The purpose of complying with the rules ofthe benefits and services of the nation are public
taxation actually has a noble endpoint. Althoughteachers, policemen, public doctors, public nurses,
sometimes it make seem as though taxes are apublic hospital staff, firemen and many other
way for the government to squeeze thepublic services.
hard-earned money from the general public. It stillTaxes are important to be paid so that reliable
remains true that taxes assist a nation in creatingpublic buildings, roads, hospitals, schools and shelter
a stronger society and providing reliable servicesfor homeless people are built and constructed.
to the people.Taxes also finance and allot required funding for
The taxes we pay and are collected by theany repair and reconstruction of these public
government serve specific purposes but basicallyinfrastructure. A part of the collected taxes is
are used to finance and fund many institutionsallocated for the basic necessities of the children in
and agencies. Companies, people with lots ofthe orphanages. The nation's security is also
businesses and people who have high monthly orprovided for by the taxes we pay. Part of the
yearly salaries are commonly demanded to paytax allocation goes to the fire and police
taxes. They are the ones who are obligated anddepartments. The country's defense is also made
intentionally pay their taxes. Nevertheless, taxespossible by taxes which fund the arms, supplies
are supposed to be paid by all members of theand machineries of the army, air-force and navy.
society. So even the poorest member of theThe cleanliness and maintenance of the public
nation happens to contribute in the taxationfacilities are also financed by the taxes: from the
system. There are basic products andcleaning of roads to the proper water treatment
commodities which are laden with taxto the construction of streetlights to the removal
percentages. In fact, some issues pertaining toof wastes and trash.
the high price increase of the commodity,Public hospitals get their medical tools, equipment
products and services are attributed to theand supplies through the taxes as well. Free health
implementation of VAT or Value Added Tax. Thissupplies and services are made possible through
is the unintentional paying of taxes.the taxes paid by a country's citizens such as
Nobody in the society is exempted from payingimmunization shots and medical consultations in
taxes. Through the government-collected taxes,health centers. When calamities suddenly happen,
institutions are provided with funds in order torelief goods are distributed to the affected people
work and operate for the welfare of the nation'sthrough tax funding.
citizens themselves. A few of these institutionsThere are in fact a lot of other beneficial projects
supported by the taxes we pay are publicand activities which are made possible by taxation
schools, public hospitals, orphanages and public lawincluding sectors of agriculture, energy and
offices.commerce so it is important that we all pay our
There are people working for the governmenttax dues.
offices, and agencies, their salaries are coming