In the broader sense – any obligation to pay, – which is based on the use of any services of third parties as a – legitimate claim. – In the narrower sense, a charge demanded by the state which is unilaterally imposed on the charge debtor on the occasion of precisely attributable public services and which is intended to cover all or part of the costs incurred in connection with this service. As a rule, a distinction is made between administrative fees, which are charged for an official measure to regulate an individual case, such as a building permit, passport issuance, etc., and a fee for a specific service

utilization fee, which depends on the use of a facility, such as wastewater fees or garbage collection fees. – If a payment is demanded independently of the provision of a service by the state, it is referred to as a (public) levy (in finance usually the generic term for taxes, fees, contributions and customs duties). – See levy, acquisition fee, banking supervision, European, fees, bank charges, handling fee, contribution, charadsch, brokerage fee, detz, deservites, charge, base price, chancery fee, bait offer, license, pleasure fee, margin, flat rate, prestanda, commission, remuneration, dance concession fee, tax, overdraft fee, levy, remuneration.

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