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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/12 · May/June 2022 · Q291 Mark

What is an example of contractionary fiscal policy?

Aan increase in the budget deficit
Ban increase in the budget surplus
Can increase in the interest rate
Dan increase in the money supply

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B: an increase in the budget surplus

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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 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 29.

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