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Band 5

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.

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There is a widely spread opinion that governments should take a huge part of citizen’s
money
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the
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apply
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state necessaries
such
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roads
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as roads
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 and schools. At the same
time
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time,
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 there are supporters of the idea of low
taxes
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. Probably,
such
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 a controversial position could be connected to a fear of trustful
money
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 management in governments. Obviously, some people prefer
more
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apply
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to have bigger amounts of
money
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 and to
diversificate
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diversify
 them
according to
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 their priorities, and another part is ready to contribute more
taxes
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 and receive quality conditions of their living.
Firstly
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, the part of people who stay with
idea
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the idea
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 that it should
be taken
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take
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 a big portion of their incomes are mostly liberal and wealthy taxpayers. Their main idea is a personal responsibility
,
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 when especially from you depends on your local infrastructure and public services.
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, in some European
countries
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countries,
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this
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 system was already implemented, where the percentage of investments in regions or cities was mostly taken from extra payments from salaries. Actually, it is sometimes efficient, because the bigger
amount
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the amount
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 of
money
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 is in the city with bigger
taxes
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, the bigger
profit
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the profit
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 receives
all
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from all
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developments
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the developments
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 in
this
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 town, like public transport, social care benefits
and
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apply
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etc. Another point to consider, those who are
contra
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against
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this
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 vision say that it would have a bad impact on the net income of civilians. Especially, would be very vulnerable disadvantaged citizens from a poor category.
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 extra portion could be used for urgent needs like food, accommodation and medicine.
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, there is already a
big
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large
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 bunch of
taxes
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, which are paid by a normal human
such
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 as local
taxes
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, health and social care payments, road fees for car owners,
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and pensions
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pensions
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 contributions.
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, there is no clear answer
for
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to
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this
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 issue, it is quite dependent on especially situation and country. My point is that
should
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there should
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 exist a golden middle,
in other
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words
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a progressive tax systems
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progressive tax systems
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, where vulnerable segments of
population
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the population
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 would be freed from extra payments,
however
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 as
person
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a person
the person
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is
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 richer, as more he would pay
necessary
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for necessary
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 public services.

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coherence cohesion
Try to use a wider range of linking words and phrases to improve cohesion between ideas and paragraphs.
task achievement
Provide more specific examples and evidence to support your arguments, especially when discussing different countries' taxation systems.
coherence cohesion
Work on varying sentence structures and using more complex sentences to enhance clarity and development of ideas.
introduction conclusion present
You have presented a clear introduction, discussing both viewpoints on government taxation.
introduction conclusion present
The conclusion provides a balanced view, recognizing the complexity of the issue and suggesting a middle ground via progressive taxation.
task achievement
You mentioned different perspectives and some real-world references, such as European countries implementing specific tax systems.

Your opinion

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Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

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...do you agree or disagree?...do you think...?...your opinion...?

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Proportion of salary
  • Necessary public services
  • Economic growth
  • Quality of life
  • Redistributing wealth
  • Discourage
  • Motivation and productivity
  • Favorable tax conditions
  • Infringement on personal freedom
  • Balanced approach
  • Progressive tax system
  • Economic activity
  • Financial growth
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