Understanding taxation and government spending. Can taxes be avoided?


Citizenship

Which of the following taxes can be described as indirect?

Which of the following is a criminal offence?

Which of the following does the UK Government spend the most money on each year?

Is the UK Government likely to balance the budget in 2021?

Which tax, other than Business Rates, feeds directly in to the budget of local authorities?

Which institution advises the UK Government regarding the health of the economy?

Lots of people would lose their jobs and become unemployed

In a healthy economy, which one of the following would not generally occur?

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Which member of the Cabinet, with the help of the Treasury, is the key financial adviser for the Prime Minister?

Government policy can be driven by several factors such as the environment or the economy.

Government policy is driven solely by the Department for Transport

The economy dictates every policy the Government adopts

The economy plays no part in driving the actions of Government

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between economic changes and Government policies?