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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/31 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q301 Mark

What might influence the ability of a government to use income taxation to redistribute income from richer to poorer groups?

  1. A the Laffer curve B the Law of diminishing returns C the Pareto principle D the Phillips curve[1]

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  1. [1] A

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Topic
Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 30.

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