Taxation and Government Spending

1. Provide a definition of taxation.

2. List five examples of taxation. Now write a definition for each

3. Why do governments need to impose taxes?

4. Use slide 18 to identify the three largest sources of tax receipts

5.Follow this link

 Why was the sugar tax introduced?
 Has it been a success?
 Should the UK government impose taxes in order to discourage us from
purchasing goods that are bad for our health?
 Super Challenge - Justify your answer!

6. Be the chancellor
You have been given the task of advising the Chancellor on how to save
£50 billion.
In pairs, discuss:
 which area of spending you would cut
 which areas you would protect!
 Which taxes you would increase

Turbo Challenge Analyse the impact of your decisions on different

groups within society!
Justify your decisions to the rest of the group