The Statutory Incidence of the Tax Means Who

question 3

Multiple Choice

The statutory incidence of the tax means who:

• A) is legally obligated to pay the tax to the government.
• B) actually loses surplus as a result of the tax.
• C) bears the burden of any sort of tax.
• D) gains surplus as a result of the government redistributing tax revenue.

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