Fiscal Policy Recap

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A presentation that will introduce and explain fiscal policy. (Macro Booklet 5, Page 6)
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Question 1

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What is Fiscal Policy?
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  • Involves the use of government spending, direct and indirect taxation and government borrowing to affect the level and growth of aggregate demand in the economy, output and jobs.
  • Involves altering base interest rates, which ultimately determine all other interest rates in the economy, or altering the quantity of money in the economy.
  • Includes any policy that improves an economy’s productive potential and its ability to produce.

Question 2

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Government expenditure is the sum of all spending by both local and national government
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Indirect taxation is a type of tax which is paid for by an individual directly to the government.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Direct tax, which is imposed on a transaction and paid to the government by the firm after the good has been bought.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Tick all the correct examples of Direct Taxes
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  • Income Tax
  • VAT
  • Corporation Tax
  • Landfill Tax
  • National Insurance Contributions
  • Student Loans

Question 6

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Tick all the correct examples of Indirect Taxes
Answer
  • Stamp Taxes
  • VAT
  • Excise Duties
  • Inheritance Tax
  • Petroleum Revenue Tax

Question 7

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Balanced budget: When total government spending equals (or is greater than) government tax receipts.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Budget surplus an indicator of financial health in which expenditures exceed revenue.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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What are Progressive Taxes?
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  • This occurs when an increase in income leads to the same % increase in tax.
  • Takes a higher percentage of tax from people with higher incomes. It means that the more a person earns, the higher his average rate of tax will be.
  • A tax which takes a higher percentage of tax revenue from those on low incomes. As income increases, the proportion of your income paid in tax falls.

Question 10

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What are Proportional Taxes
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  • This occurs when an increase in income leads to the same % increase in tax.
  • Takes a higher percentage of tax from people with higher incomes. It means that the more a person earns, the higher his average rate of tax will be.
  • A tax which takes a higher percentage of tax revenue from those on low incomes. As income increases, the proportion of your income paid in tax falls.

Question 11

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What are Regressive Taxes
Answer
  • Takes a higher percentage of tax from people with higher incomes. It means that the more a person earns, the higher his average rate of tax will be.
  • This occurs when an increase in income leads to the same % increase in tax.
  • A tax which takes a higher percentage of tax revenue from those on low incomes. As income increases, the proportion of your income paid in tax falls.

Question 12

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"The total amount of money the British government owes to the private sector and other purchasers of UK gilts." What type of debt is this?
Answer
  • UK National Debt
  • Mortgagae
  • Secured Debt
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