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De-Merit Goods

Level:: A-Level

Board:: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 3 Jul 2018

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De-merit goods are thought to be 'bad' for you - this statement implies that a value judgement is being made

Exam Technique Taxing De-Merit Goods - revision video

Chains of reasoning taxing de-merit goods - revision video

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