Who pays for all of this?
I know that people who work pay taxes to fund services such as the NHS.
Who pays for all of this?
I know that people who work pay taxes to fund services such as the NHS.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Taxes on earnings pay for education, the NHS and other things like pensions.
- Some items considered wants rather than needs have VAT added.
- The government sets the level of taxes.
Keywords
Tax - Tax is money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.
VAT - VAT or Value Added Tax is a tax that is added to the price of some goods and services.
Service - A service is a business whose work involves doing something for customers but not producing goods.
Percentage - A percentage is a part or share of the whole. It is expressed as if it is part of a total that is 100.
Common misconception
This lesson includes discussion of and calculation of percentages which can be a challenge for some children.
Teach the lesson after you've covered percentage in maths. Alternatively, adapt the lesson to remove the aspects of percentage that don't suit.
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