WAEC Economics 2019 Question 39

Question 39

Public Finance

Citizens are protected from government's arbitrariness in taxation by the canon of

  1. A.elasticity.
  2. B.flexibility.
  3. C.economy.
  4. D.certainty.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (certainty.)

Explanation

Certainty means the amount, time and manner of payment are clearly known, so officials cannot tax arbitrarily.