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Challenge the Chancellor Competition

A2/AS/Applied Business Students - What you have to do

In the run up to the publication of the Chancellor's annual Budget, the newspapers are full of ideas as to what the Chancellor ought to be doing about taxes. The tax changes made each year in the Budget aim to achieve purposes such as improving our health, alleviating poverty, redistributing wealth, improving our environment, simplifiying the existing rules and preventing the avoiding and evasion of taxes. Think of a new tax policy which you would like to Chancellor to include in the Budget.

You will need maximum publicity to convince the Chancellor to take notice, so...

Write a piece suitable for publication in the newspapers explaining and defending your new tax policy

Guidelines on creating your entry:

  • Maximum length 900 words, including at least one image. (Please use only static jpeg or gif images; animations and Flash movies are not permitted.) (Key Skills Comms 3.3)
  • Description and analysis of your policy:
    • What is it?
    • In principle, how will the tax be calculated?
    • Who will pay it?
    • What benefits should the tax bring about (apart from more tax revenue!)?
    • Why is this a good way for the government to collect tax revenue?
    • Be careful not to suggest something that is really a fine rather than a tax.
  • Produced using Microsoft Word. (Keyskills IT Level 3)
  • Black and white - no extra marks for colour.
  • On a separate page, list the sources you have used (Comms 3.2). Give full Web addresses.

What the judges will be looking for:

  • Originality of your policy and depth and quality of your reasoning.
  • Journalistic flair - is it easily understandable, persuasive, succinct?
  • (Keyskills IT Level 3) How good are you at word processing and creating and importing graphics/images?
  • Evidence of research in formulating your policy - have you read the newspapers, visited important Web sites (Comms 3.2) and consulted any other relevant sources?

You may find it useful to look at our handy hints and sources.

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