Business, 14.11.2019 02:31 yoridff

Suppose the government decides to raise the gasoline tax as a way to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion to their optimal levels. which of the following describes why corrective taxes, such as the gasoline tax, are unlike most other taxes?
o other taxes are typically used to cover general spending, but funds from corrective taxes can be used only to alleviate pollution.
o corrective taxes alter incentives, whereas other taxes typically do not.
o corrective taxes bring the allocation of resources closer to the social optimum and, thus, improve economic efficiency.
o other taxes get passed on from businesses to consumers, whereas corrective taxes do not.

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