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A-LevelEconomicsMacroeconomic Objectives / Inflation / Fiscal PolicyOct/Nov 2021Paper 1 Q241 Mark

There is an increase in indirect taxes. What will be the impact on demand-pull inflation and on cost-push inflation?

Ademand-pull inflation: fall; cost-push inflation: fall
Bdemand-pull inflation: fall; cost-push inflation: rise
Cdemand-pull inflation: rise; cost-push inflation: fall
Ddemand-pull inflation: rise; cost-push inflation: rise

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Macroeconomic Objectives / Inflation / Fiscal Policy and is worth 1 mark.

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