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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/12 · Feb/Mar 2018 · Q301 Mark

Which type of policy would have the most immediate effect in dealing with a deflationary economic downturn?

Aincreasing the government's budget surplus
Bincreasing liquidity by assisting banks to lend more
Cinvesting in projects to improve transport networks
Dswitching the burden of taxation from earning to spending

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B: increasing liquidity by assisting banks to lend more

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Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Feb/Mar 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 30.

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