Many words used to mean "tax"

[AtW]

tax
levy
charge
duty

Anything else?

[SueEllen]

National insurance
VAT
Community charge
Congestion charge

[DimPrawn]

insurance as in NI

[SueEllen]

Stamp duty

[AtW]

National insurance
VAT
Community charge
Congestion charge

First is accepted ("insurance" as in form of tax), all others covered by single words in the first post.

[SueEllen]

If you Google there is an archived HMRC page with example direct and indirect taxes.

They actually put NI as a direct tax.

[AtW]

If you Google there is an archived HMRC page with direct and indirect taxes. They actually put NI as a direct tax.

Yes, it's accepted - "insurance" as proxy for tax.

[SueEllen]

First is accepted ("insurance" as in form of tax), all others covered by single words in the first post.

I know but it helps putting them in context.

Spare room supplement.

[MicrosoftBob]

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

[DimPrawn]

Words that mean tax

Labour
Liberal
Conservative


All mean tax, lots and lots of tax, on everything you earn, everything you buy, everything you sell, everything you do.