Practice Public Revenue (5.3) - Chapter 5: Public Finance

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Question 1.
What are the two main categories of taxes?
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Think about how the government collects money from individuals directly and indirectly.
Question 2.
Give an example of non-tax revenue.
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Consider payments that don’t come from taxes.
3Question 3.
What are the two main categories of taxes?
- Direct and indirect
- Non-tax and tax
- Internal and external
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Think about how taxes are collected.
4Question 4.
True or False: Non-tax revenue can include fines and fees.
- True
- False
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Recall what qualifies as non-tax revenue.
Question 5.
A government has a budget deficit of $500 million and has a plan to cover this by issuing bonds. If these bonds yield a 5% interest rate compounded annually, how much will the government owe after 5 years?
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Consider how interest accumulates over time on loans.
Question 6.
Evaluate the impact of increasing direct taxes by 10% on the public revenue and how this could influence individual spending behavior.
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Think about the relationship between income and spending.

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