If a government wants to decrease economic growth, it would use a contractionary fiscal policy that might involve

A. increasing government spending.
B. increasing taxes.
C. decreasing regulations.
D. decreasing unemployment.


B. increasing taxes.

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a. sell interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to decrease. b. sell interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to increase. c. buy interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to decrease. d. buy interest-bearing assets, causing the interest rate to increase.

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