Understanding local authority spending. What are the financial challenges facing local authorities?

Citizenship

Which of the following is not funded by local authorities?

Is it true or false to say that most local authorities claim they have an excess of money to spend?

Which two taxes do local authorities gain most of their funding from?

What do local authorities aim to protect by providing street lighting, gritting icy roads and checking food hygiene in cafes?

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?