We fight it out by ourselves like there is no government to provide us with some basic amenities and quite better to be called "a daylight robbery or extortion" that once individuals has struggled to make productive differences from the economy slavery chain of the government, you would be will assigned to revenue on taxations.
Everybody pays tax, whether you know or not,, but your taxation becomes more obvious when you have a lot of money.
Tax conditions are different in every country; some countries take it more seriously than others.
@OP, We are from the same country, and the very last time that I was out to enjoy a bottle of beer, I remember that on my receipt for payment, I saw that there was an addition for VAT on my drink. It is the same with the services rendered by some other outlets, so even if you are not rich yet or even working, there is still some tax that you pay.
i think no, not all pays tax. the are people who evade tax, and there are people who are not qualified for it because they are poor. there are advantage and disadvantage of the country or governemtns who takes tax more seriously. advantage is it can make the country or its economy to improve quick but the disadvantage is it can make the people to only have a few money left in their stash. they will also be annoyed more if the ones who handle the tax are corrupt because they will only pocket it. the VAT you are talking there is not new but its already been there, ever since the world began, lol. it was only yuor first time scanning the receipt propery?