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Government responsibilities #

• It defends the country from outside enemies.
• It keeps order within the country (to protect its people) through rules.
• It provides services for its people.

Taxes, yeah, I know #

• Governments need money to run their countries.
• Almost every government collects taxes, certain amounts of money from its citizens.
• Why collect taxes?
  • to pay for public services (e.g. education, healthcare, transportation)
  • to provide protection (e.g. army, police)
  • to build insfrastructure (e.g. roads, power supplies)
  • to make technological progress
  • to change people’s behavior (e.g. putting high taxes on tobacco to reduce smoking)
  • to support the disadvantaged (e.g. the poor, the disabled)
• Governments also raise or lower taxes to help their country’s economy.
• Some drawbacks 😟
  • Taxes may discourage people from working hard.
  • The way governments impose taxes can be unfair.
  • People and businesses may try to avoid paying taxes.
  • People have less money to spend on goods and services.
    • And this is not good for businesses.

Source: Britannica Kids