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In some countries, the government has tried to reduce traffic of city centre by imposing a congestion tax on vechicles during rush hour. Do you think development is positive of negative?

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It is prevalently observed that the authority has tried to reduce traffic
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city
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 centre by imposing a
congestion
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tax
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 on
vechicles
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vehicles
 during rush hour. From
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 aspect, questions about whether
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 phenomenon is a positive or negative development are raised. In my opinion, imposing a
congestion
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tax
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 is ideal. Irrefutably, citizens are more likely to utilise public transport.
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 is because, with the implication of
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tax
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, they spend a small amount of transportation costs to take the transport compared to driving vehicles and rarely pay
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 taxes.
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 obviously leads to saving money and
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 turn to allows them to spend money
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 aspects,
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 as housing rent, education, and living costs. What is more,
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 the
convienience
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convenience
 of driving cannot be ignored, those who are not driving become healthy. In actual fact, traffic studies undertaken by experts have revealed that individuals walking or using transports tend to walk at least 30 minutes a day compared to
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, they can have positive effects
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 as weight loss, high concentration, and better health conditions, so they live a better quality of life.
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, the pressure
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drivers
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rise
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. To specify, since
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 have to spend a great deal of money every time to pass
rush
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a rush
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 hour, they attempt to change their driving time to after peak time, so the road may have
other rush hour
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another rush hour
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 than
previous
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 period.
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, the pressure
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drivers
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rise
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 but citizens are more likely to utilise public transport and those who are not driving become healthy.
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, imposing a
congestion
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tax
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 is ideal.

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Task Response
You've effectively outlined your opinion and provided a clear stance on the issue, which contributes positively to task achievement.
Structure
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Paragraph Organization
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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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