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2. What is income tax? @EducateCareers Question 1 A B
A proportion of the money you earn that must be paid to the Government.
Money paid by large businesses from the money they make. C D
A proportion of the money you earn that must be paid back to the workplace.
Money you are given
by the Government for working.

3. What is income tax? @EducateCareers Question 1 A
A proportion of the money you earn that must be paid to the Government.
When you earn money the Government require you to pay a proportion of your salary to them as tax. This money is then spent on things across the country.

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Question 2
The Government only take income tax once your annual salary is above a certain amount. What does it need to be above? A B
£5,000 per year
£11,000 per year C D
£25,000 per year
£35,000 per year

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Question 2
The Government only take income tax once your annual salary is above a certain amount. What does it need to be above? B
£11,000 per year
You don’t pay any income tax until you earn above £11,000 a year. This is known as a ‘personal allowance’.

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Question 3
If you earn between £11,001 and £43,000 in a year what percentage of income tax do you pay? A B 5%
10% C D
15%
20%

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Question 3
If you earn between £11,001 and £43,000 in a year what percentage of income tax do you pay? D
20%
You only pay 20% income tax on anything above £11,000. For example: if you earn £15,000 in a year you would pay 20% on £4,000. This would be £800 income tax.

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Question 4
If you earn between £43,001 and £150,000 in a year what percentage of income tax do you pay? A B
10%
20% C D
30%
40%

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Question 4
If you earn between £43,001 and £150,000 in a year what percentage of income tax do you pay? D
40%
You would still pay 20% income tax on anything between £11,000 and £43,000 and then 40% on anything between £43,001 and £150,000.

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Question 5
If you earn £150,000 in a year what percentage of income tax do you pay? A B
25%
35% C D
45%
55%

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Question 5
If you earn £150,000 in a year what percentage of income tax do you pay? C
45%
You would still pay 20% income tax on anything between £11,000 and £43,000 and then 40% on anything between £43,001 and £150,000 and then 45% on anything above £150,000.

12. @EducateCareers Question 6 A B Defence Education C D Transport
All the income tax goes to the Government. What does the Government spend this money on? (you can select more than one) A B
Defence
Education C D
Transport
Public Order E F
Health
International Aid G H
Housing
Welfare and Benefits

13. @EducateCareers Question 6 A B Defence Education C D Transport
All the income tax goes to the Government. What does the Government spend this money on? (you can select more than one) A B
Defence
Education C D
Transport
Public Order E F
Health
International Aid G H
Housing
Welfare and Benefits
All of them!

14. @EducateCareers Round 1
Imagine you were spending £100 of the Government’s money. How would you divide it across the 9 different departments? You must fund every department with at least £1.
Round 2
Due to budget cuts you now only have £70 to spend. How would you divide it this time? You must still fund each department with at least £1.

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This is how the Government actually divides £100 (it’s rounded up so totals £101). The chart below shows how welfare and benefits are funded. The single biggest expense for the Government is paying for pensions.

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