If your company made a loss last year, did it pay zero taxes? Or is the picture more complicated than that?
When a government borrows money, who exactly is it borrowing from?
Is there a difference between a government «printing money» and a government «raising debt»? Or are they basically the same thing?
If taxes are so unpopular, why do some governments actually choose to raise them during a crisis?
Could a government technically go bankrupt? And if not, what stops it?
For our Watch & Talk sessions, this video sparks discussion around government finance, taxation policy, economic crisis response, and public debt.
Ready to discuss this in English? That is exactly what the session is for.
Watch the video here (but it’s always more interesting to talk about it 😉):
