The implied level of government service is the value of government benefits and services provided a person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity over a given period of time, including the proportional value of general governmental expenses and social welfare costs.
For instance, a state park that is dependent on visitor fees for operation could divide the yearly operational cost by the number of expected user days, and charge a daily tax or fee based on that calculation.
[2] A city resident may rarely use the library, never have to call the police or fire departments, and never need welfare assistance.
The concept of implied level of government service is related to the benefits principle of equity, where the proceeds of a tax are directly allocated to a corresponding government service—such as a gas tax financing construction and maintenance of roads.
Both implied level of government service and the benefits principle are related to the concept of rational economic exchange.