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O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/11 · May/June 2013 · Q261 Mark

In the first six months of 2011 a construction company, Morgan Sindall, saw its profits fall. Part of the reason was the increased competition from foreign competitors. Which government policy is most likely to help such a company?

Aincreasing benefits to the unemployed
Bincreasing tax-free allowances on new building projects
Cputting a quota on imported raw materials used by the company
Draising interest rates

✓ Correct answer

B: increasing tax-free allowances on new building projects

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Government and the macroeconomy, O-Level Economics (syllabus 2281). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Economics, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 26.

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