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Where does a town get the money to keep its shared services running? That money is public revenue: the income supporting the town budget. It comes in through two broad routes: taxes and non-tax revenue, money from sources other than taxes. Within the town's tax revenue, a direct tax is paid by the person or organization being taxed. An indirect tax is collected through a purchase or another transaction, so the money reaches the town by way of that exchange. But taxes aren't the only way public money comes in. Alongside tax receipts, a town budget can also receive fees, special assessments and special levies, plus fines and penalties. These are non-tax revenue too, together with gifts, grants, and donations. They are other ways money can enter the town budget, not another kind of tax. A town funds shared services through taxes-and through those other sources too.