GRAMMAR

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 486.

Ex.8. Look through the text again and replace the words in bold with the linking words and phrases given below.

On behalf of, in addition, while, yet, in order for smth/smb to do smth, so that, both ... and, (al)though, according to, regardless of, as

1. Taxpayers complain about high tax rates. However, they would prefer to pay taxes for using certain services rather than do without them.

2. Taxes are paid on the part of the individual to the government.

3. If taxes are to be acceptable, they must meet certain criteria.

4. People should be taxed on the basis on their ability to pay.

5. A proportional tax means the same percentage of taxation on all taxpayers no matter what their income is.

6. In the progressive tax, the percentage of income paid in taxes increases when income goes up.

7. Taxes are used to pay for public goods and services. Besides, they are applied to influence the macroeconomic performance of the economy.

8. Direct taxation provides greater accountability and better governance, whereas indirect taxation may have smaller effects.

9. Tax laws should be written in an intelligible manner for the taxpayer as well as the tax collector to understand them. Even if it is not an easy task, understanding tax laws makes people more willing to pay taxes.