subTotal = 24.95
tax = subTotal * 0.0725
total = subTotal + tax
paid = 30
change = paid - total
text = ['The subtotal was:', 'The tax was:', 'The total was:',
    'The customer paid:', 'Change due:']
value = [subTotal, tax, total, paid, change]
for t, v in zip(text, value):
    pass
Formatting text to be justified in Python 3.3 with .format() method