Answer: The answer is to discourage the use of specific products.
In addition to raising money, the government imposes excise taxes to discourage the use of specific products.
Explanation: Excise taxes refer to indirect taxes that are imposed on specific goods, services, and activities. Examples of such goods are tobacco, alcohol and so on. Excise taxes are not directly paid by individuals but the taxes are levied on the producer or those, who passes it onto the consumer. Internal Revenue Service levied excise taxes on the producer or merchant. Revenues that are generated from excise taxes are used for targeting specific needs in the society which are often directly related to the good or service being taxed.