The purpose of a government is to tax people. a: true b: false

A good example of this use of excise taxes is the gasoline excise tax. Governments use the revenue from this tax to build and maintain highways, bridges, and mass transit systems. Only people who purchase gasoline -- who use the highways -- pay the tax. Some items get taxed to discourage their use. THIS IS TRUE ?

Ok goverment has multiple uses so u cant just say that its purpose is to tax people so in that case its false . Brainliest??