Suppose a Country Has a Real Growth Rate of 3

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Essay

Suppose a country has a real growth rate of 3%. Government spending is 75 billion units of currency and its tax revenues are 60 billion units of currency. The current national debt is 300 billion units of currency. At what inflation rate will its debt-to-income ratio remain unchanged?

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