noun
taxes and public dues
A formal legal and fiscal term covering all taxes and mandatory public charges imposed by national or local governments.
公租公課の滞納は財産の差し押さえにつながることがある。
Non-payment of taxes and public dues can lead to seizure of assets.
租税 is a formal term for 'taxation' or 'taxes' as a system. 公租公課 explicitly includes non-tax public dues as well.
Compound of 公租 (public tax) and 公課 (public levy/imposition). Both parts are Sino-Japanese words used in legal and administrative contexts.