Ex.7. Choose the appropriate word or phrase to complete the following sentences.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 555.

Ex.6. Fill in the gaps in the following verb collocations with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.

Payment ___ behalf ___ the individual ___ the government; to carry ___ many functions; to distribute the tax burden ___ individuals or classes; population involved ___ taxable activities; to spend money ___ public services; to transfer wealth ___ richer sections of society ___ poorer sections; to complain ___ the high rate ___ taxes; to demand accountability ___ the authorities; to argue ___ the level of equity; to get ___ ___ paying certain taxes; to gain money ___ taxation; to notify workers ___ the withheld taxes; to be based ___ two ideas; to provide benefits ___ those who need them; to get ___ ___ one's income; to impose the same percentage of taxation ___ everyone regardless ___ income.

Energy, water and waste management systems; impartial and fair; proportional tax; raise money; distribute the tax burden; certain criteria; welfare and public services; redistribution; on behalf of the individual; the poor, the disabled, or the retired; in an intelligible manner.

1. Taxes are any payment ____________ to the government.

2. Governments also use taxes to fund ____________ .

3. ____________ are common public utilities.

4. Governments use different kinds of taxes and vary the tax rates in order to ____________ among individuals or classes of the population.

5. Modern social security systems are intended to support ____________ by taxes on those who are still working.

6. Taxes ____________ to spend on armies, roads, schools and hospitals, and on more indirect government functions like market regulation or legal systems.

7. ____________ means transferring wealth from the richer sections of society to poorer sections.

8. In order for taxes to be acceptable, they must meet ____________ .

9. To be equitable means to be ____________ .

10. Tax laws should be written ____________ so that both the taxpayer and the tax collector can understand them.

11. A ____________ imposes the same percentage of taxation on everyone, regardless of income.