Tax literacy will be taught from school desks in the Vitebsk region

April 4, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Tax authorities of the Vitebsk region have begun implementing an educational project to develop tax literacy among students of schools and secondary vocational educational institutions. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press center of the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties for the Vitebsk region. Interaction with general education institutions is a new direction in the information and explanatory work of tax authorities. The course on the basics of tax literacy was developed by specialists of the regional tax inspectorate in cooperation with the education department of the regional executive committee and is intended for high school students and students of secondary vocational educational institutions. The classes are designed to help schoolchildren acquire tax literacy, lay the foundation for the formation of tax culture of the younger generation, teach them to be responsible towards taxes in the future, and also acquire skills for reasonable behavior in the world of taxation. Lectures will be delivered by tax officials in agreement with the administration of educational institutions of the region. During the classes, future taxpayers will be introduced to the history of taxes, gain an understanding of the tax system and its significance in the economic life of Belarus. Separate sections of the course are devoted to types of taxes, including those that students will have to deal with in the future as individuals. Part of the classes is dedicated to familiarizing with the basics of entrepreneurial activity. Tax inspectors will introduce the children to the specifics of taxation of citizens engaged in handicraft and other types of activities, as well as working in the field of agro-ecotourism. In addition, issues of preventing the involvement of citizens in shadow economic processes and the negative social consequences of such phenomena will be touched upon. -0-