Public Services Source Of Income/tax

Question 1

What is austerity

Answer 1

Austerity refers to strict economic policies where spending on public services is cut to try and balance with growing public debt

Question 2

What does austerity have an impact on?

Answer 2

1.the protective services
2.protective service employees
3.the community that they serve

Question 3

What is the result of austerity policies?

Answer 3

1.lack of resources
2.stress
3.slower response times
4.fire and police station closure

Question 4

What is VAT tax?

Answer 4

It is a tax added to most product’s and services sold by businesses this tax must be registered if their taxable turnover is more than £90,000

Question 5

What is property tax?

Answer 5

A tax that is based of the value of a property the higher the value the higher the tax