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Tax resistance
Tax resistance
is the refusal to pay
tax
because of opposition to the government that is imposing the tax or to government policy or as
opposition to the concept of taxation in itself
. Tax resistance is a form of
direct action
and if in violation of the tax regulations, a form of
civil disobedience
. Examples of tax resistance campaigns include those advocating
home rule
, such as the
Salt March
led by
Mahatma Gandhi
, and those promoting
women's suffrage
, such as the
Women's Tax Resistance League
.
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