Petrol Taxes That Are Typically Used for Highway Construction and Maintenance

question 92

Multiple Choice

Petrol taxes that are typically used for highway construction and maintenance are consistent with which of the following principles of taxation?

• A) the ability-to-pay principle
• B) the horizontal-equity principle
• C) the vertical-equity principle
• D) the benefits-received principle

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Definitions:

Infanticide Hypothesis

A theory proposing that infanticide (killing of young offspring by a mature animal of the same species) occurs as a reproductive strategy to increase the offspring's survival chances of the perpetrator.

Reproduction-Enhancing

Traits or behaviors that increase the likelihood of breeding success or offspring survival.

Limited Evidence

A situation where there is insufficient data or research to conclusively support a hypothesis or claim.

Darwinian Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.