public tax; taxes
Formal term for taxes levied by public authorities; often used in legal or administrative contexts.
Payment of public taxes and dues is a duty of citizens.
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taxes and public dues
Compound of 公 (public) and 租 (tax, tribute). The kanji 租 originally referred to a land tax in ancient China, and the combination 公租 has been used in Japanese legal terminology to denote public taxes.