TAX,ECONOMICSthetheorythatpeoplewho use apublicserviceorproductshouldpaymoretaxtowards it thanpeoplewho do not use it:The ability-to-payprincipleoftaxationstandsinsharpcontrastto thebenefitprinciple.(Definition ofbenefit principlefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbenefit principle
benefit principleWell into the nineteenth century, superior court judges relied heavily on both men, both of whom endorsed thebenefitprinciple.From theCambridge English CorpusThis is where we must apply the cost/benefitprincipleby weighing the advantages against the disadvantages.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishIf we lower these limit values, we can cure our environmental patient without doing too much damage to the cost/benefitprinciple.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishThey prefer a tax based on thebenefitprinciple.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It must meet current requirements, support data protection and comply with the cost/benefitprinciple, with its deployment taking place within the exact timeframes specified for its implementation.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - EnglishIt is an extension, not a reduction, of the contributorybenefitprinciple.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0He is right to point out that the fivefold increase in the winter fuel payment is an extension of the universalbenefitprincipleto all pensioners.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Measures must be firmly linked to cost/benefit principles.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/benefit-principle##
