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# Evaluate macroeconomic policies, apart from monetary policy, the UK government could use to reduce inflation.
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- Author: Jaisul Naik
- Tags: Edexcel 25 Mark Question

### Edexcel A-Level Economics 25 Mark Question

UK inflation, as measured by the CPI, rose to 10.1% in the 12 months to July 2022, compared to 2.0% in the 12 months to July 2021\. **Evaluate macroeconomic policies, apart from monetary policy, the UK government could use to reduce inflation.** (June 2023)

**Plan**

- **Paragraph 1**
  - **Argument: one policy to reduce inflation is contractionary fiscal policy**
  - **Diagram: left shift in AD**
  - **Evaluation: this can improve the budget deficit but it can also trigger a negative multiplier effect and therefore cause a deflationary spiral**
- **Paragraph 2**
  - **Argument: another policy to reduce inflation is supply-side policies**
  - **Diagram: right shift in LRAS**
  - **Evaluation: time lag**
- **Conclusion: importance of planning ahead with higher interest rates and the use of supply side policies, contractionary fiscal policy can be used as a last resort.**

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