JAMB Economics 2008 Question 33

Question 33

Public Finance

An example of an indirect tax is

  1. A.profit tax
  2. B.sales tax
  3. C.capital gain tax
  4. D.poll tax
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (sales tax)

Explanation

Sales tax is charged on goods and passed on to buyers in the price, so it is indirect; the others are paid directly by the taxpayer.