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Positive and Normative Statements
- Level:
- GCSE, AS
- Board:
- AQA, Edexcel, OCR, IB, Eduqas, WJEC
Last updated 24 Jan 2019
This short topic video makes a distinction between positive and normative statements
Some examples of positive and normative statements
- Income inequality should be reduced by raising taxes on high-income earners (Normative)
- Most healthcare should be provided free at the point of use (Normative)
- Bio fuels and oil are substitutes in the energy industry (Positive)
- An increase in value added tax will impact the less well off more than the rich (Positive)
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