What fiscal policies can be used to get the economy out of a contractionary gap?

a. Increase tax rates and increase government spending.
b. Decrease tax rates and decrease government spending.
c. Decrease tax rates and increase government spending.
d. Increase tax rates and decrease government spending.


c. Decrease tax rates and increase government spending.

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