Taxpayer receipt
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A taxpayer receipt is a proposed receipt given by government
to tax
payers that woluld show the division of the citizens paid tax into different areas such as social security
and military operation
s. In many countries the data for tax division is publicly available, and given the amount of taxes one has paid can be computed by a third party. Thus countries that implement taxpayer and countries that do not implement taxpayer receipt have the same amount of information available, the question is then whether or not this kind of information should be made available to citizens that are not interested enough to go through the trouble of computing the division of their personal taxes.
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
to tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
payers that woluld show the division of the citizens paid tax into different areas such as social security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
and military operation
Military operation
Military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state's favor. Operations may be of combat or non-combat types, and are referred to by a code name for the purpose...
s. In many countries the data for tax division is publicly available, and given the amount of taxes one has paid can be computed by a third party. Thus countries that implement taxpayer and countries that do not implement taxpayer receipt have the same amount of information available, the question is then whether or not this kind of information should be made available to citizens that are not interested enough to go through the trouble of computing the division of their personal taxes.