Over the past few months, A Government has made several policy pronouncements aimed at restoring the fiscal health of The economy These policies include: Reduction of VAT from 12% to 10%; Increasing the minimum wage from $210 per week to $260 per week; and Introducing a broad range of price controls. Using the short-run supply and demand curves, please draw and explain the impact of each of these policy measures on the market. When combined, will the impact of these policies make the economy better or worse?

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Over the past few months, A Government has made several policy pronouncements aimed at restoring the fiscal health of The economy These policies include:

  1. Reduction of VAT from 12% to 10%;
  2. Increasing the minimum wage from $210 per week to $260
  3. per week; and
  4. Introducing a broad range of price controls.

Using the short-run supply and demand curves, please draw and explain the impact of each of these policy measures on the market.

When combined, will the impact of these policies make the economy better or worse? 

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