(Must have citations/quotes included in this please). What alternatives to taxes are there for governments to fund themselves? Which do you think is most viable? Why? Please no copy and paste, no plagiarism, Thank you for your much needed assistance. Solution Besides taxes, government can use the following ways to fund themselves Donations Governments can request for donations from other countries as longs as it’s for a valid reason. For example when there is a natural disaster in a specific country then the other countries (that don’t have a political issue) will offer immediate help and not only money but also with food, and human care. Services fees There are countries that charge people for services like water, school fees, gasoline, etc. Because it is a small % people don’t have to pay much but if you sum all that money of an entire city then the government finds a good amount of money. Fines Creation of specifically fines that the money will go directly to the government Lotteries After awarding the money to the winner there is certain amount of money left, that can be used to fund the government (assuming the government is the one who organized the lottery) Tolls First world countries have tolls on major highways, people need to pay a small amount of money to use it, most of this money is use to the maintenance of the highways but governments can take some of that money to fund themselves as well Sale Of assets The government have on their position many assets, they can liquidate them to generate money and use it to new projects. Tolls First world countries have tolls on major highways, people need to pay a small amount of money to use it, most of this money is use to the maintenance of the highways but governments can take some of that money to fund themselves as well.