1. You are about to be presented with a series of charts.
For each chart, answer the 4 questions: What is it? What caused it? Do they need to do anything about it? and How can they ‘solve’ it?
Be prepared to report your findings back to the rest of the group!

2. UK public sector current budget deficit, excluding public sector banks
What is it?
What caused it?
UK public sector current budget deficit, excluding public sector banks
(£ million)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

3. What is it?
What caused it?
The effects of taxes and benefits on household income by quintile groups, all households, financial year ending 2016(UK)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

4. What is it?
What caused it?
Current Account Deficit, Top 5 Economies, (Billions of US dollars) - IMF
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

5. What is it?
What caused it?
Libya: Inflation rate from 2012 to 2018 (%, compared to the previous year)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

6. Sweden Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 2008-2018
What is it?
What caused it?
Sweden Personal Income Tax Rate (%)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

7. Do they need to do anything about it? How can they ‘solve’ it?
What is it?
What caused it?
UK public sector current budget deficit, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

8. Do they need to do anything about it? How can they ‘solve’ it?
What is it?
What caused it?
The effects of taxes and benefits on household income by quintile groups, all households, financial year ending 2016(UK)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

9. Do they need to do anything about it? How can they ‘solve’ it?
What is it?
What caused it?
Current Account Deficit, Top 5 Economies, (Billions of US dollars) - IMF
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

10. Do they need to do anything about it? How can they ‘solve’ it?
What is it?
What caused it?
Libya: Inflation rate from 2012 to 2018 (%, compared to the previous year)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?

11. Sweden Personal Income Tax Rate (%) 2008-2018
What is it?
What caused it?
Sweden Personal Income Tax Rate (%)
Do they need to do anything about it?
How can they ‘solve’ it?