WAEC Economics 1995 Question 11

Question 11

National Income

Government can influence aggregate demand through all the following measures except

  1. A.reduction in personal income tax
  2. B.retirement of directors-general in the public service
  3. C.creation of employment opportunities
  4. D.compulsory deductions from salaries of all categories of workers
  5. E.upward revision of workers' fringe benefits
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Answer: B (retirement of directors-general in the public service)

Explanation

Taxes, jobs, deductions and fringe benefits change people's spending power; retiring a few directors-general does not.