Tax 101 explores the reasons tax is collected and examines how governments use tax to provide services needed by the community, and the role of the ATO. Choose a topic to investigate or use the breadcrumbs to return to the course overview page.

 

The Budget: taxes and spending

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The Budget: taxes and spending
Task A4.1 Managing disasters
Task A4.2 Tax in your community
Task A4.3 You make the decision
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The annual Budget shows how tax revenue is collected and how it will be spent. Explore issues concerning the Budget. Investigate how pressures on the Budget can impact on the type and amount of taxes that are levied.

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Wacky facts

  • Fact 10

    In 1936, at the request of the Australian Wool Growers Council, a wool tax was imposed to help the production of wool and to extend the use of wool throughout the world. It was levied at 6d (about 5c) per bale on all sales of shorn wool produced in Australia.

Glossary

Age pension

A social security payment made by the Australian Government to Australian citizens who are over the qualifying age and meet the means tests.

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