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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment Microeconomic InterventionFeb/Mar 2022Paper 1 Q171 Mark

Three types of tax are listed. • a sales tax (VAT) on fuel • a specific tax of 10% on cigarettes • the percentage of income tax on individual earnings increases as taxable income increases Which combination describes the effect of each of these types of tax? [Figure 17]

AVAT: progressive, specific tax: progressive, income tax: regressive
BVAT: progressive, specific tax: regressive, income tax: progressive
CVAT: regressive, specific tax: progressive, income tax: regressive
DVAT: regressive, specific tax: regressive, income tax: progressive

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is D: VAT: regressive, specific tax: regressive, income tax: progressive

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Government Microeconomic Intervention in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

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This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics Feb/Mar 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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