benefit principle (of taxation)
A principle in public finance where taxes are levied in proportion to the benefits received from public services.
Taxes are collected from road users based on the benefit principle.
応能原則 is the ability-to-pay principle, contrasting with 応益原則 which links tax to benefits received.
Compound of 応 (respond, correspond) + 益 (benefit) + 原則 (principle). The term is a direct translation of the English 'benefit principle' in economics.