Public Administration
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The public sector plays an essential role in society. The public sector and governments provide resources and produce goods and services that are crucial for a well-functioning society. However, fulfilling this role requires solid plans that encompass what will be produced, how it will be financed, and how it will be accounted for; and taxes today represent one of the main sources of revenues for most governments around the world. This highlights the importance of having more knowledge about the world taxation.
- Review the world of public finance and government financial management.
- Get introduced to the main terminology of taxation.
- Understand the principles of tax systems, and main types of taxes and the issues in each type of taxes.
- Calculate and solve numerical problems that help students to practice how to determine the correct amount of taxes needed to be paid in the different tax types.