I disagree with the statement that individuals should not pay taxes to the state. The government runs the country from the taxes it collects. Taxes are collected only from those who earn above a certain minimum limit. lt is our moral duty to pay taxes.
Tax money collected by government is used to fund basic amenities, provide various services to citizens and for government administration and projects, running of jails and defense system, and many other operations. lt is not wrong to say that "taxes run a country. " Thus, it is very important for a government to make people pay taxes.
Let us analyze why people do not want to pay taxes. The main reason is their dissatisfaction with government in serving them. They blame government for things like lack of infrastructure, poverty and unemployment, but they are not completely wrong as tax revenue is misused in some or the other way in every country. ln developed countries, however, because of higher satisfaction from government's functioning, citizens may be more willing to pay taxes. Another factor generating dissatisfaction is the tax structure itself. Often the tax system is complex and it drives people away from paying taxes. lt is also felt that the tax rates are high and tax slabs are unequal. So they feel it is not unethical if one goes for tax avoidance or tax evasion.
Not paying taxes can drastically affect a country's revenue generation, my own country, lndia, for that matter. But then, it is equally desired that government come up with a fair tax structure and also make people aware where the taxes are being diverted. Even lowering the tax rates can help a country increase its tax collection as it would increase compliance among the taxpayers. Tax reform should also be fast so that no public grievance or non-compliance remains for long. A proper tax system backed up with strict tax laws can produce the best results.
Summing up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that it is the duty of every citizen to pay tax and the duty of every government to use it appropriately in public interest.
I disagree with the statement that individuals should not
pay
taxes
to the state. The
government
runs the
country
from the
taxes
it collects.
Taxes
are collected
only
from those who earn above a certain minimum limit.
lt
is our moral duty to
pay
taxes.
Tax money collected by
government
is
used
to fund basic amenities, provide various services to citizens and for
government
administration and projects, running of jails and defense system, and
many
other operations.
lt
is not
wrong
to say that
"
taxes run a
country
.
"
Thus
, it is
very
important
for a
government
to
make
people
pay
taxes.
Let
us analyze why
people
do not want to
pay
taxes
. The main reason is their dissatisfaction with
government
in serving them. They blame
government
for things like lack of infrastructure, poverty and unemployment,
but
they are not completely
wrong
as
tax
revenue
is misused
in
some
or the other way in every
country
.
ln
developed
countries
,
however
,
because
of higher satisfaction from
government
's functioning, citizens may be more willing to
pay
taxes
. Another factor generating dissatisfaction is the
tax
structure itself.
Often
the
tax
system is
complex and
it drives
people
away from paying
taxes
.
lt
is
also
felt that the
tax
rates are high and
tax
slabs are unequal.
So
they feel it is not unethical if one goes for
tax
avoidance or
tax
evasion.
Not paying
taxes
can
drastically
affect a country's revenue generation, my
own
country
,
lndia
, for that matter.
But
then, it is
equally
desired that
government
come
up with a
fair
tax
structure and
also
make
people
aware where the
taxes
are
being diverted
. Even lowering the
tax
rates can
help
a
country
increase its
tax
collection as it would increase compliance among the taxpayers.
Tax
reform should
also
be
fast
so
that no public grievance or non-compliance remains for long. A proper
tax
system backed up with strict
tax
laws can produce the best results.
Summing up, I reiterate my opinion by saying that it is the duty of every citizen to
pay
tax
and the duty of every
government
to
use
it
appropriately
in public interest.