A tax differs from a user charge in a user pays system in that:

Group of answer choices

A user charge is applied arbitrarily in cases of emergency whereas a tax is applied systematically and according to predetermined principles.

A user charge is applied to a particular good or service supplied by the government.

The government is obliged to pay interest on monies that it raises through borrowings.

The government is obliged to repay the monies that it raises through a tax.