1. Students visit the Australian Government’s 2024 Budget overview page and locate the amounts estimated in the 2020–21 Budget for the following revenues and expenses: Revenues: a. Individuals income tax b. Company and resource rent taxes c. Sales taxes (GST). Expenses: a. Social security and welfare b. Health c. Education 2. Working in pairs students discuss what is covered in each of the following areas of government spending and the amounts spent annually for the following: a. Social security and welfare b. Education c. Health. Points to discuss: - What is covered by each government department? - Who benefits from each of the three areas of spending? - Should more or less be spent in each area, and why? - Should governments provide these services/goods? Students give reasons for their answers. 3. Students discuss their responses as a class. Record and display student ideas. Example answers and justifications: The Department of Social Services is allocated money from the Australian Government Budget to ensure that people have enough money for basic living costs. The Department of Health ensures that people have access to health care. Department of Education, Skills and Employment ensures people have access to schools and training. The more money people have, the more they spend and therefore, the more they will contribute to the economy. 4. Students complete Worksheet A: The roles and responsibilities of government. This activity could be completed in pairs or through a whole-class discussion.

Revenues: a. Individuals income tax b. Company and resource rent taxes c. Sales taxes (GST). Expenses: a. Social security and welfare b. Health c. Education 2. Working in pairs students discuss what is covered in each of the following areas of government spending and the amounts spent annually for the following: a. Social security and welfare b. Education c. Health. Points to discuss: - What is covered by each government department? - Who benefits from each of the three areas of spending? - Should more or less be spent in each area, and why? - Should governments provide these services/goods? Students give reasons for their answers. 3. Students discuss their responses as a class. Record and display student ideas. Example answers and justifications: The Department of Social Services is allocated money from the Australian Government Budget to ensure that people have enough money for basic living costs. The Department of Health ensures that people have access to health care. Department of Education, Skills and Employment ensures people have access to schools and training. The more money people have, the more they spend and therefore, the more they will contribute to the economy. 4. Students complete Worksheet A: The roles and responsibilities of government. This activity could be completed in pairs or through a whole-class discussion.

Which of the following is counted towards the Australian GDP? A. The Australian government organizes volunteers to reprocess a batch of second-hand clothes and resell them to consumers in need. B. The Australian government pays Queensland Children's Hospital vaccine subsidies. C. The Australian government spending on building a new Queensland Children Hospital in Australia. D. Personal deposits of Australian government employees are deposited in Australian banks.

The table below shows hypothectical figures of revenue and spending for the Canadian government. For simplicity, assume that all of the spending grants to other levels of government were spent in Canada on goods and services.               Federal Government's Budget Plan for Fiscal Year ($billion)         REVENUES     OUTLAYS  Personal income taxes $105   Transfers to persons $45Corporate income taxes 32   Spending grants to other levels of government 40Other income taxes 10   Public debt charges 37GST and excise taxes 43   Direct program spending 90EI premiums 16   Total Outlays 212Other revenues 19   Projected Budget Plan Surplus 13Total Revenues 225      a. The projected NTR in this budget plan is $ billion. b. The value of NTR less government spending on goods and services (G) is $ billion. Round your answers to 1 decimal place. c. The percentage of total revenue made up by personal income taxes is %. d. The percentage of total revenue made up by corporate income taxes is %. e. The percentage of total outlays made up by transfer payments to persons is %. f. The percentage of total outlays made up by public debt charges is  %.

It was estimated that the Australian Government would make $72 620 million revenue from the Goods and Services tax (GST) in the 2020–21 financial year.This being based on the GST percentage of 10%.If the government increased the GST percentage to 15%, what would have been the predicted revenue in the 2020–21 financial year?A. $10 893 millionB. $36 310 millionC. $108 930 millionD. $145 240 million

A monthly budget usually has two sections — one for income and one for _____.A.wagesB.savingsC.utilitiesD.expensesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS