Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Fiscal policy

Fiscal policy — practice question

A government seeks to cut unemployment by using expansionary fiscal policy and borrows more from commercial banks, which raises its borrowing requirement. What is the outcome?

  • Aa decrease in the budget deficit
  • Ba decrease in the national debt
  • Can increase in the balance of payments deficit on the current account
  • Dan increase in the interest rates

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