It's the direct secret of every government. Moar revenue into the local coffers is a giant carrot every government wants.
In the old days, sometimes taking coin by force can lead to a full Treasury and a popular ruler(Elizabeth II)
Yes indeedy. Just like tax rates will only ever increase.
Just think about it: In government it's an army of people across all different groups and divisions fighting for their jobs 24/7. Who is the one who would oversight and say that something is no longer needed? The taxpayer. Who doesn't have much if any of a say - let alone the knowledge needed? The taxpayer.
My wife works in government and has to deal with contractors. The recent contractor had to produce a general process documentation of what they planned to do, the procedures, etc ..
You know what the contractor did? They asked the previous contractor for their documentation, and entirely mimicked it, and did a find/replace for the previous contractor name and replaced it with their name.... Even.... Though.... The previous contractor used entirely different vehicles, equipment, and more.
Where I work in the private industry, that would immediately be laughed at, the contractor would immediately be fired, and laughed out the door. Not so much in government lol. My wife had to essentially review the ENTIRE document, even though the entire document was bullshit, and then have meeting after meeting to say what was wrong... Which is that it was plagiarized, entirely unprofessional, and a joke.
Only in government. The real world doesn't operate like that.