Some people think that paying tax is their only duty, while others believed that we have more responsibilities towards society. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Tax forms an important constituent of government’s source of revenue. It’s a legal obligation

on

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to

the citizens of a country to pay their dues on time. I vehemently espouse that

in addition

to payment of tax, the citizens of a country have moral responsibilities towards the society.

To begin

with, the money collected by the government in the form of taxes is utilized for building infrastructure of the

nation

. The development of rails, roads, air transport, hospitals, and schools help ameliorate the lives of the citizenry. With the widening of roads, time taken to commute from one place to another has reduced

significantly enabling

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significantly, enabling

people to save their time for other productive activities. The government aided schools and hospitals help destitute to avail services at low cost which

otherwise

they cannot afford to pay for. The revenue generated is

also

used to aid the various schemes of the

government

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government, such

such

as Garib Kalyaan Yojana, Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, Ujwala Scheme (in India) and so on in an attempt to improve the quality of life of the underprivileged section of the society. Along with

payment

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the payment

of tax, people have moral responsibilities towards the

nation

. Lending a helping hand to the unfortunate section through charity is the duty of the fortunate ones who have access to the abundant resources at hand.

For instance

, during the recent Covid-19 pandemic, taking a note of the misery of migrants, Sonu Sood, an Indian actor, arranged buses to help them get back to their homes.

Similarly

, many Bollywood actors

such

as Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Sharukh Khan, to name a few, came to the forefront to help the poor who were suffering a double whammy of loss of jobs and inability to reach home due to

sudden imposition

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the sudden imposition

of lockdown.

Additionally

, people need to protect their environment and make judicious use of the resources which belong to every living being residing on Earth. It is their duty to contribute their maximum towards the reduction of air, water and noise pollution.

Moreover

, preservation of historical buildings, monuments and other works of art is the onus of the citizens of a

nation

. In conclusion, while payment of tax signifies the contribution towards the development of

nation

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the nation

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a nation

, supporting destitute, conserving

environment

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the environment

and protecting art

also

form part of the duties that a citizen must perform.