For this question, assume that taxes are independent of income (i.e., the income tax rate is zero). Now suppose that fiscal policy makers wish to decrease equilibrium output by $500 billion. Further suppose that policy makers can choose one of the following two options: (1 ) change in government spending; or (2 ) change in taxes. Compare and explain the relative size of the changes in government
spending and taxes needed to obtain this desired change in output.
What will be an ideal response?
The change in taxes will have to be larger because part of any tax increase will cause saving to fall. So, to cause the same reduction in demand, the size of the tax cut will have to be larger than the size of any reduction in government spending.
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