plumiFiscal policy: AQA GCSE Economics questions
AQA GCSE Economics past-paper questions on 3.2.3.1 Fiscal policy, 2020–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 14 questions on Fiscal policy, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q12 (2 marks): 1 2 Explain one benefit of decreasing taxation rates for an economy. [2 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q14.2 (2 marks): 1 4 . 2 Explain one consequence to a government of operating a budget surplus rather than a budget deficit. [2 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q16 (2 marks): 1 6 State two economic effects of increasing government spending. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q7 (1 mark): Which of the following identifies the most likely effects of a significant decrease in tax rates? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q10 (1 mark): 1 0 Which of the following pairs of policy changes is most likely to reduce a budget surplus? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q15 (6 marks): 1 5 Using Figure 1, analyse how changes in government spending can help achieve lower unemployment. [6 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q1 (1 mark): A budget surplus is best described as which of the following? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q12 (2 marks): 1 2 Explain one benefit of increasing taxation rates for an economy. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1 (1 mark): Fiscal policy would involve changes in which of the following? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q13 (2 marks): 1 3 Explain one economic consequence of the government decreasing its budget deficit. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q5 (1 mark): Which of the following pairs of policy changes is the most appropriate response to the problem of rising inflation and high economic growth? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q15 (6 marks): 1 5 Analyse how fiscal policy can help a government achieve lower unemployment. [6 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q10 (1 mark): 1 0 Which of the following identifies the effects a significant increase in tax rates will have on unemployment and economic growth? [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q21 (9 marks): 2 1 Using Figure 3, assess whether a budget surplus would be good for the UK economy. [9 marks]
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