[bpt3]

What gives you that impression? I get that they are used that way at times, but the core purpose of taxation is to generate revenue for the government.

[1718627440]

Because that's the definition of the term. The other concept is called duties.

[bpt3]

No, it's not. One example definition of tax: a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

A duty is a type of tax.

[1718627440]

> a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.

Yes and what makes it a tax is the intention. If it is to regulate a market to be more free, it's a tax, otherwise it's a duty.

[bpt3]

I'm not going to keep going back and forth about this, but wanted to let you know you are 100% wrong in case you're not a native English speaker or something.

Please reference any dictionary since you don't believe me.

[1718627440]

Ok, that might be the case. But these are the words my dictionary gave me. What do you think are the right words for stuff that e.g. needs to be payed to the government a) to regulate the market or b) to provide an income to the government?

[bpt3]

> Ok, that might be the case. But these are the words my dictionary gave me.

Please provide a link to this dictionary.

> What do you think are the right words for stuff that e.g. needs to be payed to the government a) to regulate the market

People generally don't pay the government to regulate the market directly.

If you're talking about payment for permit approvals and things like that, most people would call it a fee.

If you're talking about the taxes associated with certain financial transactions or approval to import an item into the country, those are often called duty.

> b) to provide an income to the government?

Taxes.