Policymakers Who Wish to Discourage Businesses That Pollute by Taxing

question 40

Multiple Choice

Policymakers who wish to discourage businesses that pollute by taxing them:

• A) forget that businesses will pass the entire tax onto consumers of their products.
• B) should place a tax on consumers instead of the producers in order to increase the burden on sellers.
• C) should place a tax on producers instead of the consumers in order to increase the burden on sellers.
• D) forget that some of the tax burden will be shared by consumers.

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