AS Paper 2, June 2019The UK Economy – Performance and Policies

AS Paper 2, June 2019, Q3(b)

Which one of the following policies is most likely to reduce the unemployment rate in the UK?

Multiple choice1 mark

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UK unemployment rate as a % of all those economically active, seasonally adjusted, from 2008 to 2018 % unemployed …

AA decrease in direct taxes on company profits
BA decrease in quantitative easing
CAn increase in government payments to the unemployed
DAn increase in the UK base interest rate

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