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Inflation tax can be defined as the penalty of keeping cash in hand during high inflation. It is not like a legal tax paid to government by the residents of the country.
Hence it can be said that the inflation tax is a tax on everyone who holds money.
Hence option b is the correct answer.
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Compared with higher inflation rates, a lower inflation rate
will (Increase or Decrease?) the after-tax real
interest rate when the government taxes nominal interest income.
This tends to (Encourage or Discourage?) saving,
thereby (Increasing or Decreasing) the quantity of
investment in the economy and (Increasing or Decreasing) the
economy's long-run growth rate.
Attempts: Keep the Highest: /2 8. Inflation-induced tax distortions Jacques receives a portion of his income from his holdings of interest-bearing government bonds. The bonds offer a real...
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