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Define Taxation
“Taxation” is the necessary power of the sovereign to raise revenue, through the enactment of laws that
impose charges upon persons, property and activity under its jurisdiction, to defray the expenses of the
government.
Taxation is:
1. a necessary power of the state;
2. inherent in, or is an attribute of sovereignty;
3. essentially legislative
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