tax
C10603
concept
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or levy imposed by a government on individuals or entities to fund public expenditures and services.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tithe | 4 |
| indirect tax | 3 |
| transportation sales tax measure | 3 |
| federal tax | 2 |
| sales tax | 2 |
| tax canonical | 2 |
| corrective tax | 1 |
| employment tax credit | 1 |
| environmental tax | 1 |
| financial transaction tax | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: tax
Generated description
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or levy imposed by a government on individuals or entities to fund public expenditures and services.
Instances (14)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Measure M (Los Angeles County)
linked to:
Measure M sales tax
|
transportation sales tax measure |
|
Maaser
linked to:
Maaser (tithes)
|
tithe |
| Manufacturers’ Sales Tax (Canada) | federal tax |
| Provincial Sales Tax (PST) | indirect tax |
| Superfund excise taxes | environmental tax |
| Work Opportunity Tax Credit program (policy and guidance) | employment tax credit |
| Sardeshmukhi | — |
| Goods and Services Tax (Australia) | indirect tax |
|
Measure M (Los Angeles County)
linked to:
Measure M
|
transportation sales tax measure |
| Tobin tax | financial transaction tax |
| Council Tax | — |
|
Measure R
linked to:
Measure R transportation projects
|
transportation sales tax measure |
| Pigouvian taxes | corrective tax |
| Goods and Services Tax (Canada) | federal tax |