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Chapter 11, Problem 1CTQ
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How the increase in Japan’s consumption tax rate has had an impact on the nation’s equilibrium price level.

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Consumption Tax- Consumption tax is an indirect tax levied on consumer expenditure. The tax base is the money spent on the purchase of goods and services. The tax value is added to the cost of goods and services as sales tax or VAT etc. This tax burden which results in a higher Maximum Retail Price (MRP) are borne by the producers and consumers based on the elasticity of demand. Higher the elasticity of demand greater is the producers’ share in the tax and the more inelastic the demand, the consumers’ share of tax burden increases.

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