What are taxes?

Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tax.

Taxes are enforced proportional contributions from persons and property levied by the lawmaking body of the State by virtue of its sovereignty for the support of the government and all public needs.

Taxes are a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. (Google)

The enforced proportional and pecuniary contributions from persons and property levied by the law-making body of the state having jurisdiction over the subject of the burden for the support of the government and public needs.