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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
Money provided by government to another organisation or level of government to help fund its work.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Public TaxesCouncils also receive government grants. These transfer public money to local government, sometimes for a particular service or purpose. A grant is not a new tax paid by residents: it is funding passed between levels of government.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Money allocated by government to help a council pay for services.
Distinguish taxes from other income: a government grant transfers public money to a council, while a parking charge is payment for a particular service.
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Four important funding routes are council tax, business rates, government grants and charges for services. These connect local residents, businesses, central government and service users to the funding of local services.
