Which of the following statements are true:OA gasoline tax can be fair in the sense of the benefits principle, and it can be efficient as a pigovian tax.O Changing the income tax system form progressive to proportional makes the tax more efficient, but lessequitable.No matter what the circumstances, taxes always create deadweight losses.Taxes that promote equity, such as a progressive income tax, usually do so at the expense of efficiency.

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