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Questions
Explain how tax can be used as an instrument to regulate consumption and production in an economy.
How are taxes used to regulate consumption and production?
Solution
- Taxation policy regulates consumption and production in a country. Taxes are sometimes used to discourage the consumption and production of harmful commodities such as wine, cigarettes, etc.
- They are also effective in diverting the resources from production of non-essential commodities to essential goods.
- It can be done through differential commodity taxation by imposing heavy taxes on production of non-essential goods.
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