A Tax Tends to

question 17

Multiple Choice

A tax tends to

• A) increase formal market activity because it decreases prices
• B) reduce formal market activity because it increases work incentives
• C) reduce formal market activity because it lowers the return on such activity
• D) reduce activity in the underground economy because people are afraid of being connected with tax fraud

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