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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q141 Mark

What is most likely to be regressive?

Acorporate profit taxes
Bstate pension benefits
Cspecific tax on cigarettes
Dunemployment benefits

✓ Correct answer

C: specific tax on cigarettes

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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 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 14.

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