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O-LevelEconomicsGovernment and the macroeconomy2281/11 · May/June 2017 · Q191 Mark

The charts relate to the Financial Statement of the government of New Zealand for 2014. What can be concluded? [Diagram]

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AExpenditure on welfare was higher than the combined expenditure on education and health.
BThe government was $2.8 billion in surplus.
CThe largest source of the government's income was from direct taxation.
DThe number of business corporations was very small.

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C: The largest source of the government's income was from direct taxation.

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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 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 19.

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