Tax exists in every country and it is a governmental assessment upon property value, transfers and sales, and licenses granting a right and/or income.
These include income taxes, city taxes on real property, state and/or local sales tax based on a percentage of each retail transaction, duties on imports from foreign countries, business licenses, tax on the estates of persons who have died, taxes on large gifts and a state "use" tax in lieu of sales tax imposed on certain goods bought outside of the state.