The government is designing a new weekly payment for unpaid carers. Carers live in households across the whole range of incomes, and the payment will be paid for by raising extra tax.
Which design would do most to reduce income inequality?
Only carers in high-income households receive the payment, and higher tax rates apply to higher incomes
Only carers in low-income households receive the payment, and higher tax rates apply to higher incomes
Every carer receives the same payment, and every taxpayer pays the same cash amount of tax
Only carers in low-income households receive the payment, and every taxpayer pays the same cash amount
189 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.2 Government objectives, covering 2.2.1a The main economic objectives, 2.2.1b Conflicts between government objectives, 2.2.1c Other objectives and ethical considerations, 2.2.2a The significance of economic growth, 2.2.2b Causes, costs, benefits and policies for growth, 2.2.2c GDP measures and calculations, 2.2.3a Measuring employment and unemployment, 2.2.3b Types and causes of unemployment, 2.2.3c Consequences and policies for unemployment, 2.2.4a What inflation is, 2.2.4b Measuring inflation with the CPI, 2.2.4c Causes, consequences and control of inflation, 2.2.5a Balance of trade and balance of payments, 2.2.5b Current account surpluses and deficits, 2.2.5c Policies to influence the balance of payments, 2.2.6a Income and wealth inequality in the UK, 2.2.6b Causes and consequences of inequality, and 2.2.6c Redistributing income and wealth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.