Economics: The Chancellor’s Challenge - The Laffer Curve!

This powerful UK-focused simulation puts the Laffer Curve into motion. Students adjust income, VAT, and corporation tax rates while seeing instant feedback on GDP, compliance, and revenue. Each year, they can select from authentic UK fiscal scenarios (e.g., “High-Tax Social Democracy” or “Post-Brexit Growth”) and activate optional policies like Digital Services Taxes or HMRC transformation. With a dual-phase structure—planning and results—students experience the real impact of fiscal decisions through animated charts and economic events. Ideal for A-Level Economics or Politics, it transforms abstract models into living, analytical experiences.

This HTML simulator is accompanied by a supporting PDF document, designed to help teachers integrate the resource effectively into the classroom with ideas for use, key discussion questions, and reflection prompts.

Key Learning Outcomes:

Apply Laffer Curve theory in a practical, scenario-based setting

Investigate relationships between tax levels, compliance, and GDP

Understand policy complexity in public approval, tax yield, and compliance

The HTML is accompanied with a PDF worksheet, providing ideas for classroom use.