A coastal town is considering how to reduce disturbance to nearby residents from amplified music at outdoor events. The events are organised by local venues and paid for through tickets; the disturbance is a cost experienced by people who are not attending.
Which policy would most directly reduce the disturbance caused by the outdoor music events?
A tax added to the price of each ticket for the events
An information campaign telling residents when events will take place
A grant paid to venues for each outdoor event they hold
A regulation limiting the hours when amplified music can be played
104 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.3 How the government manages the economy, covering 2.3.1a Fiscal policy and income and expenditure, 2.3.1b Fiscal policy and government objectives, 2.3.1c The government budget, 2.3.2a The meaning of monetary policy, 2.3.2b Uses of monetary policy, 2.3.3a Supply-side policies and their trade-offs, 2.3.3b Using supply-side policies, and 2.3.4 Policies to correct positive and negative externalities. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.