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Taxes

Taxes can be classified as either direct taxes (levies or charges on incomes and wealth) or indirect taxes (levies imposed on spending).

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The syllabus topics that use this term.

  • 2.7Reasons for Government Intervention
  • 3.6Expansionary and Contractionary Fiscal Policy

Taught in Role of Government in Microeconomics

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