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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment Microeconomic InterventionOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q151 Mark

The income tax structure of a country has two elements. 1 The first $20000 of earned income is not taxed. 2 Any income earned above $20000 is taxed at 20%. What would be a correct description of this tax structure?

Aprogressive tax on incomes of more than $20000
Bprogressive tax throughout the whole income range
Cproportional tax on incomes of more than $20000
Dregressive tax throughout the whole income range

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Government Microeconomic Intervention and is worth 1 mark.

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