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Tax Street

The street shops, Penny saves. What to build with the coins – a bench, a school or a fountain – is up to you.

  1. 1

    Ice cream

    When we buy, a little goes to everyone.

    One purchase in slow motion: 4 coins for the seller, 1 for Penny. The class votes on what to build.

  2. 2

    Payday

    People who earn pay tax too.

    1 coin in 5 of every wage goes to Penny as well. The big vote: a school or a fire station?

  3. 3

    Upkeep

    What we build needs looking after.

    While saving up, something breaks – Penny pays the repairer. A sweeper keeps the street clean.

  4. 4

    The circle

    Shared money comes back to people.

    Penny pays the teacher's or the firefighter's wage – and the circle starts again.

The coins

A person's own money

Tax – shared money

There are always many more gold ones – Penny only gets a small part.

Ask

  • Could anyone build a school all by themselves?
  • The bin is bought once, but the sweeper is paid every day. What's the difference?
  • Is it worth saving longer for something dearer?

Controls

  • Pause
  • Skip the wait
  • 1×Speed
  • Sound
  • Full screen
What's simplified?

“1 in 5” is rounded. In reality – the numbers here are Lithuania's – the price of a purchase includes VAT (21%, roughly 1 in every 6 euros paid), and a wage is taxed with income tax (20%) and social insurance contributions (for pensions and sick pay). Penny is the budget: in real life there is a state budget and a municipal one. What to spend the money on is decided by the people we elect – the parliament and the town council.