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Some people feel that governments should take a large proportion of people’s salaries to pay for necessary public services such as roads and schools. Others feel that high taxes are a bad thing. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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Today, there are taxes on almost all the items people buy and there are different types of them
such
 as sales
tax
, property
tax
, value-added
tax
, etc. Duty cuts are essential for the overall development of a country,
however
, I believe that high taxes can cause some hiccups. Some of
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hoese issues are, increase in the price of basic commodities like vegetables, fruits, grocery items, etc. If an average earner cannot afford these basic necessities
then
 he/she might step into unlawful acts which lead to the hype in the crime rate. Another example is that the property taxes are constantly increasing, which when not paid on time result in confiscation of the property by the government and listed for an auction.
On the contrary
, regular duty cuts from the salary go to the development of the nation as
this
 money is invested in building roads, hospitals, public transport, etc. All these facilities are availed by individuals on a regular basis regardless of how poor or rich they are. Taxes are
also
 utilised in providing to the education system, which trains and carve the future of the children.
Although
, there should be a limit on the percentage of
tax
 cut according to one's salary and for people who are unemployed they should be exempted from taxes.
Furthermore
, there should be only one type of duty for every realm,
for example
, VAT(value-added
tax
) was introduced in the
last
 year in India towards which people have shown their disapproval. They have been already paying sales
tax
 on every new purchase and value-added
tax
 topped on the manufacturing cost of the items. To Conclude, In my opinion, taxes are vital for the advancement of a country and
also
 it assists is providing essential means, but if
this
 same
tax
 is cut in high amounts
then
 it hinders the basic development of a person.
Submitted by Navjit Kaur on

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