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  • Fiscal policy, monetary policy, supply-side policy, AD & AS analysis

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Jeremy Hunt predicted to win multibillion-pound boost for tax cuts

  • Distinguish between monetary policy and fiscal policy

  • State how much extra headroom the chancellor may have against his fiscal targets

  • Explain the supply-side effects of some fiscal policies such as tax cuts

  • Using an AD/AS diagram, analyse the effects of a 1p cut in the 20p basic rate of income tax

Gavin Clarke, Emmanuel College

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