True. It is the responsibility of citizens to pay taxes. The government of the country works and provides services from the funds realized from taxes.
Why do citizens pay taxes?
Citizens of a country have some responsibilities or obligations as members of the country. These include obeying the law, paying taxes, observing human rights laws, etc.
Citizens pay taxes in order to raise funds for the government- federal, state, and local. Taxes are revenue for the government; it helps them carry out their day-to-day activities of providing the necessary services for the citizens, safeguarding them and the country as a whole.
When citizens remit their taxes, the government plan on how best to channel the fund realized to better the lives of the citizenry by providing education, and medical services, sponsoring medical and other research, building roads, and other means of transportation, and making sure the citizens are protected from external attacks.
If citizens do not pay taxes, the government would not be able to do its work.