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Where tax money goes

Life Skills · Money & Finance · ages 9-11
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  1. Which is a public service that tax money commonly helps fund?

    • A bookshop selling books to local families
    • A public school serving local children
    • A toy shop selling games to local children

  2. What is a tax?

    • A required payment to government under tax rules
    • A fee paid to government for a chosen service
    • A donation given to government for public services

  3. People can pay different amounts of tax while helping fund shared services.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. This made-up town budget uses budget units. Which service receives the most money in this chart?

    Schools24Hospitals32Roads16Police &Fire8
    • Hospitals
    • Local schools
    • Town roads

  5. Mia's mum earns money from a job. Which describes one way tax can apply to her earnings?

    • Income tax may be paid to her employer as a fee for having a job
    • Income tax may be paid to a shop when she spends her pay
    • Income tax may be paid to government on part of her earnings

  6. A town's public library charges nothing to borrow a book. Does that mean the library costs nothing to run?

    • Yes, free borrowing means no costs
    • No, tax money can help cover its running costs
    • No, each loan brings in money from a borrowing charge

  7. A town collects less tax money this year. No other money replaces it, and running its fire service costs the same. What may happen?

    • The town may find it harder to cover the fire service's unchanged running costs
    • The fire service's costs fall because the town collects less tax
    • The town's available money is unchanged because the fire service's costs are unchanged

  8. Jake says, 'Each taxpayer chooses exactly which service gets their own tax payment.' What has he misunderstood?

    • Each taxpayer selects one service to receive their tax payment
    • The money is split equally among public services before budget decisions are made
    • Government decides how to divide tax money among services
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  1. A public school serving local children · Public schools are among the public services taxes commonly help fund. The other choices describe shops selling goods.
  2. A required payment to government under tax rules · A tax is required under tax rules. A donation is voluntary, and a fee for a chosen service does not define tax.
  3. True · Taxes pool money for shared services, but people do not all pay the same amount.
  4. Hospitals · Hospitals receive 32 budget units, more than schools at 24, roads at 16, or police and fire at 8.
  5. Income tax may be paid to government on part of her earnings · Income tax can apply to earnings and is paid to government. It is not a job fee paid to an employer or a tax on shopping.
  6. No, tax money can help cover its running costs · A service can have running costs without charging its users for each loan. Tax money can help cover those costs.
  7. The town may find it harder to cover the fire service's unchanged running costs · Less available money with unchanged costs can make a service harder to fund. Neither lower costs nor unchanged available money follows from the prompt.
  8. Government decides how to divide tax money among services · Government budget decisions divide public money among services. Paying tax does not direct each person's payment to a chosen service.
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