Year 10

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

Year 10

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

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about how local government is funded. The lesson will then explore how money is spent to support the needs of the local community.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following taxes can be described as indirect?
Income Tax
National Insurance
Stamp Duty
Correct answer: Value Added Tax
Q2.
Which of the following is a criminal offence?
Tax avoidance
Tax erosion
Correct answer: Tax evasion
Taxidermy
Q3.
Which of the following does the UK Government spend the most money on each year?
Space exploration
Correct answer: State pensions
The environment
Transport
Q4.
Is the UK Government likely to balance the budget in 2021?
Correct answer: No
Yes
Q5.
Which tax, other than Business Rates, feeds directly in to the budget of local authorities?
Correct answer: Council Tax
Income Tax
National Insurance
VAT

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is not funded by local authorities?
Correct answer: family cars
libraries
road signs
street lighting
Q2.
Is it true or false to say that most local authorities claim they have an excess of money to spend?
Correct answer: false
true
Q3.
Which two taxes do local authorities gain most of their funding from?
business rates and national insurance
Correct answer: council tax and business rates
council tax and VAT
VAT and national insurance
Q4.
What do local authorities aim to protect by providing street lighting, gritting icy roads and checking food hygiene in cafes?
Correct answer: our personal safety
our personal shoppers
our personal trainers
our personal wedding planners
Q5.
What does the LGA stand for?
Liverpool Gardening Association
Local Government Agency
Correct answer: Local Government Association
London Government Agency