The government of Tarken recently requested all of its citizens to pay a road-maintenance tax so that the revenue collected from this would be used to repair and maintain roads in Tarken. This is an example of which type of policy?

a. regulatory
b. intergenerational
c. distributive
d. redistributive


Answer: C

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