A parafiscal tax is a

tax A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, or n ...

on a specific product or service by which a government levies money for a certain purpose. The money raised is usually paid to a body other than the national tax authority. In the European Union, one type of parafiscal charges (or parafiscal levies) is levied “by public or private agencies on the production or marketing of agricultural products with a view to financing activities for the benefit of the

sector Sector may refer to: Places * Sector, West Virginia, U.S. Geometry * Circular sector, the portion of a disc enclosed by two radii and a circular arc * Hyperbolic sector, a region enclosed by two radii and a hyperbolic arc * Spherical sector, a p ...

as a whole”.European Commission - GENERAL GUIDELINES RELATING TO "PARAFISCAL" CHARGES
''Europa.eu'', accessed on 20 April, 2016

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