Government Financial Literacy FAQs

By Tax Project Team

Published: 09/04/2025

Introducing the Government Financial Literacy Answer Center

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Government Financial Literacy (GFL) Answer Center, a collection of over 200 FAQs organized across 12 Government Finance categories.

This new resource is designed to give citizens, students, educators, and policymakers clear, fact-based answers to the most common questions about how Government Finances, including answers on government finance terms, taxes, budget processes, how public spending really works, and where to get information and how to stay an informed citizen. Whether you want to understand the difference between federal and state tax systems, how budgets are decided, what’s the difference between “Headline” and “Core” inflation, or where to find your local government’s financial data, the Answer Center makes it accessible in one place.

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Explore

You can search or view all the FAQs by category. The Answer Center is a free and open resource with a growing library. As new questions arise, we’ll continue to expand the library so that every citizen has the knowledge needed to understand and engage with how our government manages the finances of the country.

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For Educators and County PIO’s

For organizations, County PIO’s, and Educators who want to include Answer Center in your materials or website as a free resource to your constituents and students you can also be link or embed Answer Center for public access. It’s a great way to add value, and increase Civic Engagement and Education, especially for under served Communities where Financial Literacy can have larger impacts on outcomes. Simply link to Answer Center or contact us to discuss integration options.

Link

Add this link to your Website to link to Answer Center:

https://taxproject.org/gfl/?utm_source=taxproject.org?utmsource_campaign=launch_post

Embed

Insert this into your Website to embed Answer Center:

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