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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/33 · May/June 2018 · Q301 Mark

An economy has a balance of payments trade surplus and a high level of inflation. What is most likely to be an appropriate action for the government to take?

  1. Adevalue the currency
  2. Breduce direct taxes
  3. Cincrease the money supply
  4. Dremove tariffs on imports

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  1. [1] D

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Topic
Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2018 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 30.

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