Using Fuel Taxes to Pay for Maintaining Public Highways Is

question 119

Multiple Choice

Using fuel taxes to pay for maintaining public highways is an example of

• A) the benefits principle of fair taxation.
• B) horizontal equity approach to taxation.
• C) vertical equity approach to taxation.
• D) the ability-to-pay principle of taxation.
• E) the excess burden from taxes.

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Definitions:

Scope of Authority

The range or extent of power that an individual or organization legally has to perform actions or make decisions.

Negligence

The failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.

Misrepresentations

False or misleading statements that can lead someone to enter into an agreement or make a decision under false pretenses.

Vicarious Liability

A legal principle where one party is held responsible for the actions or omissions of another party.