Learning about tax is fun for young Slovenians

TAXEDU got a warm welcome in Slovenia! The launch of the portal was followed by numerous activities aimed at increasing awareness about tax education.

TAXEDU is well known among students in Slovenia. More than 10 % of primary and secondary schools across the country have organised at least one event or activity related to TAXEDU, and this number is expected to grow.

Slovenia’s introduction with TAXEDU began three years ago, immediately after the launch of the portal. As many as 5 300 students at 80 schools met with the national administration representatives to learn about this European portal. The conversation about tax education continued online, with numerous schools promoting TAXEDU on their website and own social media channels, especially Twitter. 

Making taxes fun
Games and micro-learning modules were most popular among students, especially the younger grades. Schools also organised a variety of events to encourage students to learn about tax by playing these games. 

Slovenia’s introduction with TAXEDU began with a pilot event for eight-year old children. They viewed the micro-clip “What is tax” and participated in the related training course. School officials hailed the event as an opportunity to teach young people about the main aspects of taxation and the benefits of contributing to a common good. This 2017 event was repeated in 2019 during which time the participating students also received TAXEDU colouring books. 

In 2018, 5 000 youngsters (between the ages of 15 and 18) played the portal’s flagship game TAXLANDIA. They learned the fun way what it would be like to be prime minister for a day. The game showed them how to leverage tax to govern a country and to improve citizen’s wellbeing, as well as to fund maintenance and creation of much needed infrastructure.

Young Slovenians continued playing with the Mobility era games that were distributed in 2019.

Students also had the opportunity to learn how tax is involved when starting a business or finding employment.

Looking ahead

As a pioneer in tax education, Slovenia continues to pave the way among many EU Member States with the introduction of the Fiscal literacy for young people project. The aim is to make sure taxes, as a concept, is understood by children by providing them basic answers to questions such as what taxes are and why taxes should be paid. Similar activities will be organised during the second half of 2020. 

TAXEDU is also become more and more digital with an increased activity on social media.

Useful resources

Want to be a prime minister for a day and decide how and what to tax? You can take up the challenge with TAXLANDIA

Looking for informative resources to learn about tax in a playful way? Watch our micro-learning modules