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What is the largest source of government revenue?
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It depends on which government you mean.
- For national/federal governments generally: taxes on income and profits (personal income taxes, corporate taxes and payroll/social‑insurance contributions taken together) are the single largest source of revenue in most countries.
- Example — United States federal government: the largest single source is individual income taxes (about half of federal receipts), with payroll (Social Security/Medicare) taxes the next largest and corporate income taxes much smaller.
- For subnational governments: local governments rely mostly on property taxes, while many U.S. states rely heavily on sales taxes and income taxes.
If you tell me which country or level of government you mean, I can give the exact current breakdown.
- For national/federal governments generally: taxes on income and profits (personal income taxes, corporate taxes and payroll/social‑insurance contributions taken together) are the single largest source of revenue in most countries.
- Example — United States federal government: the largest single source is individual income taxes (about half of federal receipts), with payroll (Social Security/Medicare) taxes the next largest and corporate income taxes much smaller.
- For subnational governments: local governments rely mostly on property taxes, while many U.S. states rely heavily on sales taxes and income taxes.
If you tell me which country or level of government you mean, I can give the exact current breakdown.
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