Many words used to mean "tax"

[mudskipper]

fine (speeding)
charge (community charge (poll tax))
licence (tv)
rates (business rates)
ticket (parking)

[AtW]

fine (speeding)
charge (visa)
licence (tv)
rates (business rates)
ticket (parking)

[Contreras]

Theft.

[AtW]

Theft.

Nah, that's illegal.

[mudskipper]

Penalty (late payment)
Interest (late payment)
Loan (student loan)
Supplement (planning gain supplement)
Fee (passport application)
Fare (train)

[greenlake]

[AtW]

Ok, that's enough, I am already depressed... need to finish my self assessment (tax) return tomorrow

[Contreras]

Nah, that's illegal.

Except when done by the government.


capitation.
excise.

[NotAllThere]

Except when done by the government.

When government demands money with menaces it's legal, therefore not theft, therefore theft is not carried out by the government.

Saying tax is theft is really really dumb. On a par with "meat is murder".

[d000hg]

National insurance
VAT
Community charge
Congestion charge
Stamp duty

VAT isn't a word and the 'T' stands for Tax . Stamp DUTY he already mentioned.

Are things like CG actually a tax? Does a tax have to be based on the value by definition, or can a flat charge/cost still be considered a tax?

lottery (well it's a form of tax on poor people)

No it isn't. That's just something stupid, poor-hating Daily Mail readers say. In fact, lots of quite wealthy people play the lottery. It's for the fun, not for the realistic chance of winning, like all gambling.