Who gets the biggest bite? [Click in the circles to find out more]

Does the division of the chocolate seem fair to you? Think about these questions:

• Who makes most income from the bar of chocolate?
• Who has most costs from the bar of chocolate?
• Who makes most profits from the bar of chocolate?

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The cocoa farmers

7p goes to the cocoa farmers. The wages for the workers are very low and so are the profits. Farmers growing cocoa need to make enough money to:

• Pay the workers
• Buy the tools needed
• Buy chemicals to protect the plants
• Make a profit to make the farm better

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Tax in Ghana

7p goes to tax in Ghana. The Ghanaian government need to charge tax for their public services. Ghana does not have many other exports and so this is a very important source of money to help run the country.

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Tax in the UK

17.5p goes to tax in the UK. The government charges a tax to luxury foods. It is called V.A.T. (Value Added Tax) Anything with chocolate in it is a luxury good. The tax goes to pay for public services like schools, hospitals, the army, the roads and many other things.

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Shops

28p go to shops or supermarkets. They get quite a lot of the money. But it is not all profit. Shops selling chocolate biscuits need to make money to:

• Buy or rent a building
• Pay for the goods and transport to the shops
• Pay their workers
• Make a profit to improve the shops

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Companies making chocolate

40.5p goes to the chocolate making companies. Though this seems like a lot it is not all all profit. Companies making chocolate need to make money to:

• Buy and maintain a factory
• Buy the ingredients
• Pay their workers
• Pay shipping companies
• Make profits to make their business bigger .

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