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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/12 · May/June 2020 · Q281 Mark

Which combination correctly classifies an expansionary fiscal measure and its impact on a budget deficit? fiscal policy | budget deficit ---|--- A increased quantitative easing | unchanged B increased welfare spending | increased C lower income tax | reduced D lower interest rates | unchanged

Afiscal policy: increased quantitative easing, budget deficit: unchanged
Bfiscal policy: increased welfare spending, budget deficit: increased
Cfiscal policy: lower income tax, budget deficit: reduced
Dfiscal policy: lower interest rates, budget deficit: unchanged

✓ Correct answer

B: fiscal policy: increased welfare spending, budget deficit: increased

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Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 28.

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