a government payment for people who are sick, unemployed, disabled, retired, or in any other way in need
a tax paid by citizens to the government usually as a percentage of their income
an activity that affects others for better or worse, without those others paying or being compensated for the activity
a good that is available for the society as a whole and not just individual members
money paid by the government to people who are unemployed
a payment made by the government to individuals without requiring any goods or services in return
a tax that must be paid when a particular goods are imported into a country
a government payment for people who are sick, unemployed, disabled, retired, or in any other way in need (see Social security benefit)
a sales tax levied on a particular good or service
money paid by a government to producers of certain goods, to help them provide low-priced goods without loss to themselves
income after deducting taxes
the inability of participants of the labour force to find jobs (lack of paid work)
a tax levied on the profits of companies
a sum of money paid regularly by the state to people above a certain age who have stopped working
a tax that must be paid when a particular goods are imported into a country (see Customs duty)
an amount of money collected by the government through taxation
a system of insurance run by the government, into which workers and employers make regular payments, and which provides money for people who are unemployed, old, etc,
money paid regularly by the government to families with children
a sum of money that the government takes from people's incomes, company profits, the sale of goods, etc.
an estimate of income and expenditure for a future period