section_path: Types/Fees and effective
section_name: Fees and effective
paragraph_text: Fees and effective
  
  Governments may charge user fees, tolls, or other types of assessments in exchange of particular goods, services, or use of property. These are generally not considered taxes, as long as they are levied as payment for a direct benefit to the individual paying. Such fees include:
  
  Some scholars refer to certain economic effects as taxes, though they are not levies imposed by governments. These include: