Unit 38:
Unit code: QCF Level 3: Credit value:
Business and the Economic Environment
T/502/5500 BTEC National 10
Guided learning hours: 60
Aim and purpose
The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to the interaction between the general economic environment and business activity and how the interactions generate national wellbeing. Learners will study how government activities regulate and influence business activities and how business activities influence government action and policy.
Unit introduction
Businesses operate in an environment shaped by the government. Government seeks to control the general level of prices (inflation), employment levels, economic growth and the balance of payments. A range of techniques is
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; regional policy; environmental policy
2 Know how government spending impacts on businesses
Government spending: public services via central and local government agencies; private and voluntary sector business organisations; deficit funding; government spending and the multiplier mechanism; local impacts of funding; private finance initiatives
3 Understand fiscal and monetary policies and the effects on spending
Fiscal policy: direct and indirect taxation; capital allowances; impact of changes on costs, aggregate demand and tax free allowances; potential annual revision; public finances; public sector borrowing; comprehensive spending review; pre-budget report; budget; re-distribution of income Monetary policy: aggregate demand and trading conditions; monetary policy; interest rate changes; inflation, employment levels; investment decisions; impacts of actual and anticipated changes
4 Know how the international economy affects UK businesses and competition
European factors: role of European Union (EU); performance of European Union economies; European policies eg agriculture (CAP), business, growth, employment, education, economics and finance, employment, environment, science and technology, regional, external relations, social; the European Monetary Union (EMU) Global factors: World Trade Organisation (WTO); trading blocs; stock market fluctuations; credit availability; global warming; political stability, war; industry-specific developments (oil, gas,
In this report you will find current and past trends and target values for these indicators and the current macroeconomic policies of the Federal Government of Australia and the RBA.
The role of business in an economy is involved in any type of activity that provides goods, services, or both to consumers in an attempt to earn a profit. Business drives up the standard of living of quality and quantity of goods and services available to a population and contributing to the higher quality of life in which is overall sense of well-being experienced by either an individual or a group. Business also helps raise the standard of living through taxes. However businesses do not only provide the products and services that people acquire, but they as well provide job opportunities that people
Regulating a variety of aspects of business and society is an old and often controversial aspect of government, particularly at the national level. Much of what the national government does, or fails to do, has an impact on individual citizens, private corporations and other business enterprises, agricultural producers and marketers, foreign governments, labor unions, and state and local governments.
Political –how changes in government policy might affect the business, like a decision to subscribe building new houses in an area could be good for a local brick works.
This memo is to serve as description of how the economy can impact projections related to revenues and expenditures in regards to the city budget. Several examples will be provided including explanations on why these items can have a tumultuous effect on the city budget. These examples include the effect property taxes and income taxes had on our fiscal stability as well as how even with proper accounting and financial reporting, the budget still fell victim to the economy.
Deficit spending is often applied in a political context. However, it can be applied in
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2020. N.p., 2010. Web. 18 Jan. 2014. .
In this assignment I am going to explain the effects of changes in the economic environment for Nissan UK. I am then going to analyse the impact that government policies have on Nissan UK. I am then going to evaluate the impact of changes in the economic environment to Nissan UK.
For this task I have been asked to discuss the stakeholder’s aims and objectives of my two businesses. It is important for stakeholders to have an influence as they can offer ideas and anything the company is doing is in their interest.
Fiscal Policy can be explained in many ways, for example. Fiscal policy is the use of the government budget to affect an economy. When the government decides on the taxes that it collects, the transfer payments it gives out, or the goods and services that it purchases, it is engaging in fiscal policy. The primary economic impact of any change in the government budget is felt by particular groups—a tax cut for families with children, for example, raises the disposable income of such families. Discussions of fiscal policy, however, usually focus on the effect of changes in the government budget on the overall economy—on such macroeconomic variables as GNP and unemployment and inflation.
Unit 38 Business and the Economic EnvironmentLearner name Assessor nameSameeha Hussain/Antonio ZarroDate unit issuedUnit DeadlineDate unit submitted by student27/01/1419/04/14 Criteria referenceTo achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able toAsst Task no. Assessor initial date when metPASS CRITERIAP1 Explain the effects of changes in the economic environment on a selected business P2 Identify how government policies impact on a selected business P3 Identify the impact of government spending on a selected businessP4 Explain how both fiscal and monetary policy decisions have affected a selected businessP5 Describe the impact of international factors on a selected business M1 Analyse the implications of
Sourcing funding is vital in enabling Local Authorities to provide important services to meet the needs of the local community. Spending by local authorities is divided into current expenditure and capital expenditure, which form separate accounts. Current expenditure covers the day-to-day running of the local authority including housing maintenance, salaries, pensions and operational costs. Current expenditure is funded from a variety of sources including:
All the people in the United States are effected by the fiscal policies. Team C will address the how and why the U.S. budget deficits, budget surpluses and debt effect different individuals and institutions. There are a wide array of individuals effected by fiscal policy, which include tax payers, future Social Security and Medicaid users will be effected. The unemployed individuals and University of Phoenix students will be effected by fiscal policy. The U.S. financial reputation , an exporter, and importer, and effects of the GDP will also be covered about the effects of the U.S fiscal policy.
During the 1980’s and 1990’s, state and local governments saw a long period of fiscal stability in which revenues and expenditures stayed steady and predictable. With the dawn of a new century, Fisher (2003, p. 9), questioned if state and local government analysts and leaders would see a continuation of fiscal stability or a return to the previous dramatic instability of earlier decades. The circumstances that could affect stability, or changes in revenue and spending, are economic growth, demographics, public facilities and infrastructure.
After various changes to the economic tax and interest rate, CPHP have conducted and compiled research into current public spending. The results show that there has been a dramatic reduction in the level of public spending in the UK.