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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/32 · May/June 2019 · Q151 Mark

What is the specific advantage of pollution permits, when compared with an alternative policy of taxes levied on the quantity of pollutants emitted by firms?

  1. 15A firms have a financial incentive to reduce pollution B no monitoring of firm's emissions is required C pollution levels can be reduced to zero D the reduction in the level of pollution is more predictable[1]

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  1. [1] 15 D

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Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2019 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 15.

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