Money collected by the government to pay for services?

• A. Revenue
• B. Taxes
• C. Fees
• D. Penalties

Answer: (B)

Taxes are money collected by the government from individuals and businesses to pay for public services and programs that everyone uses, like roads, schools, police and fire protection, and health services. This ongoing, mandatory payment helps fund how the government operates and serves the community.

Fees are payments for a specific service (such as a license) and penalties are fines for breaking rules. Revenue is the overall income a government gets from many sources, including taxes, fees, and penalties, but the idea most closely tied to funding general public services is taxes.