Taxation OCR AS Economics: Markets in Action

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  • Created by: Matt Lowe
  • Created on: 03-04-13 14:58

Taxation OCR AS Economics: Markets in Action

Advantages

  • Pays for public goods.
  • Equals out income distribution.
  • Encourages and discourages consumption of merit and demerit goods.

Disadvantages

  • Doesn't work with inelastic goods.
  • Firms lose money and can be unmotivated.
  • Difficult to measure the social benefits of taxes.
  • Discourages businesses to expand.
  • Can be seen to penalise hard work.
  • Increases government control.

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