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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q151 Mark

The diagram shows three possible tax schemes. What can be concluded about these tax schemes? [Figure 15]

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AX is more progressive than Z.
BX, Y and Z are all proportional.
CY is the only proportional tax.
DZ is more regressive than Y.

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B: X, Y and Z are all proportional.

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Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 15.

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