RegulationAug 12 2013

Tax should be on the national curriculum: LITRG

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LITRG’s wider mandate is to provide guidance and support to unrepresented taxpayers. The group believes this curriculum review will give pupils at least a basic grounding in the fundamentals of tax and finance at an early stage.

LITRG want to integrate tax education in mathematics, citizenship/law, history and computing at Key Stage 4.

Anthony Thomas, chairman of LITRG, Anthony Thomas, said: “Unfamiliarity with general financial matters, often combined with a lack of numerical ability and a fear of the unknown, can lead to a whole host of problems for any taxpayer.”

He added: “Education is the ideal medium through which we can not only alleviate potential problems but contribute to good citizenship. We are therefore very disappointed to see that since the last draft consultation paper in February 2013, the specific mention of taxes has been removed at Key Stage 4 of the framework and this is a worrying development. We strongly encourage the DfE to integrate the teaching of tax.”