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> Thus, it is Parliament, not the government, that imposes the tax. I think we're encountering the "two countries separated by a common language" thing here.
by Turing_Machine 6y ago
> Thus, it is Parliament, not the government, that imposes the tax.
I think we're encountering the "two countries separated by a common language" thing here.
"Government" (in the UK sense) refers only to the current Prime Minister and assistants, yes? In the US sense, Congress is considered to be part of the "government".
- M2Ys4U 6y ago>"Government" (in the UK sense) refers only to the current Prime Minister and assistants, yes? In the US sense, Congress is considered to be part of the "government". Broadly, yes; "The government" almost exclusively refers to the executive. So, The Crown, ministers, and perhaps the civil service depending on the context.
- fsckboy 6y agobut the license fee is not imposed by one government after another, it is imposed by law, a law passed by a government and enforced by a sequence of governments thereafter