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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/31 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q281 Mark

A government finances its public sector borrowing by selling securities to the non-bank private sector. What will follow? A The budget deficit will fall. B The deficit on the current account will increase. C The money supply will rise. D The national debt will increase.

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  1. [1] Correct option: D

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Topic
Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 28.

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