A Report on the EU Economic Stimulus Plan Suggested That

Multiple Choice

A report on the EU economic stimulus plan suggested that "... Governments must consider ... cutting VAT [value added tax] and labor taxes ..." The VAT is similar to a sales tax. If governments follow the suggestions, there will be according to the supply- side view.

A) an upward shift in the aggregate production function
B) an increase in saving and an increase in the tax wedge
C) an increase in the labor supply and an increase in the tax wedge
D) an increase in labor supply and a decrease in the tax wedge