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DOES PRESIDENT ALSO HAVE TO PAY THE TAXES?“

DOES PRESIDENT ALSO HAVE TO PAY THE TAXES?“

Dana Petre

"Do members of the Financial Administration also have to pay taxes?", "Do homeless people also pay taxes?" These were some of the interesting questions the five-graders asked on the 19th of January during the online Zoom presentation about the TAXEDU and Financial Administration in Slovakia. The pupils of the 5th grade (international program PYP) at ZŠ Košická in Bratislava got acquainted with the main duties of the employees in Financial Administration in Slovakia. During the one-hour lecture in the form of an online presentation, the pupils learned also what happens to the money they collect in the state budget. Although only 12-year-olds, their knowledge of taxes and curious questions were a good sign that they would grow into responsible taxpayers. In order to enlarge their knowledge of the tax system, they have become acquainted with the unique tax portal for children and young people TAXEDU. The class was looking forward also to playing the board games called Mobility Era, which, in the form of a tour of Europe, support knowledge of tax policy in individual countries of the Union. Thanks to the bookmarks and badges with the TAXED logo the kids can be reminded about the source of the information full of tax topic-related activities even during the time of online schooling.