A-LevelEconomicsInternational economic issues9708/12 · May/June 2020 · Q171 Mark

Which measure would not be part of a government subsidy to protect domestic producers from competition?

Aimport quotas

Binterest-free loans provided by the government

Creductions in profits (business) taxes

Dtransfer payments

✓ Correct answer

A: import quotas

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Topic: International economic issues, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Economics, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 17.

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