Leaving Cert Economics: Government & Public Finance (Fiscal Policy & Taxation) questions

The government's role in the economy: taxation, expenditure, the budget, the national debt and fiscal policy.

88 past Economics questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

Government & Public Finance (Fiscal Policy & Taxation) question pack

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2025 · 2 questions

Q1275 marks

multiplier effect

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banking, property market

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2024 · 4 questions

Q212 marks

full employment, unemployment

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Q1275 marks

inflation, consumer price index

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Q1375 marks

population, net migration, globalisation

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Q1675 marks

homelessness, social housing, income elasticity of demand

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2023 · 4 questions

Q212 marks

price elasticity of demand

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Q612 marks
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Q1275 marks

perfect competition, market concentration, herfindahl hirschman index

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Q1375 marks

circular flow of income, multiplier, international competitiveness

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2022 · 3 questions

Q515 marks

demographics, ageing population

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Q815 marks

supply chain

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2021 · 2 questions

Q715 marks
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Q1275 marks

globalisation, brexit

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2020 · 5 questions

Q316 marks

unemployment, technological unemployment

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Q617 marks

government intervention, keynesian economics

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Q775 marks

homelessness

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Q875 marks

national income, multiplier

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Q817 marks

regional development, economic decline

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2019 · 6 questions

Q575 marks

characteristics of money, electronic money, interest rates

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Q717 marks

unemployment, economic indicators

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Q775 marks

national income statistics, multiplier, marginal propensity to consume

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Q875 marks
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Q817 marks

disposable income

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Q917 marks

ageing population, labour force

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2018 · 5 questions

Q575 marks

monetary policy

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Q617 marks

adam smith

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Q775 marks

economic indicators, banking regulation

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Q717 marks

income inequality, redistribution

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Q817 marks

retirement age, labour force

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2017 · 6 questions

Q116 marks

opportunity cost

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Q316 marks
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Q475 marks

national income, circular flow of income, double counting

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Q775 marks

history of economic thought

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Q817 marks

economic growth, balance of payments

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Q917 marks

tuition fees, third-level education

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2016 · 4 questions

Q516 marks

youth unemployment, labour market

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Q775 marks

income and wealth, inequality, environmental policy

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Q817 marks

government intervention, disposable income

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Q875 marks

economic performance indicators, urbanisation

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2015 · 4 questions

Q316 marks

bond yields

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Q516 marks
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Q875 marks

regional development, emigration

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ageing population, dependency ratio

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Government & Public Finance (Fiscal Policy & Taxation) question pack

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2025 · 5 questions

Q212 marks

scarce resources

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Q412 marks

opportunity cost

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Q1275 marks

national income, multiplier, ecb

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Q1575 marks

entrepreneurship, demand and supply

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Q1675 marks

inflation, climate change, balanced regional development

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2024 · 2 questions

Q1475 marks

balance of trade

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Q1675 marks

population, housing market, ageing population

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2023 · 5 questions

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human development index

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opportunity cost

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Q1175 marks

monopolistic competition, long run equilibrium

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Q1275 marks

interest rates

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2022 · 4 questions

Q1015 marks
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Q1375 marks

national income, multiplier

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Q1575 marks

multinational corporations, exports

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Q1675 marks

inflation

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2021 · 5 questions

Q115 marks

percentages

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Q715 marks
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Q1015 marks

wage determination

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Q1375 marks

minimum wage, monetary policy, deflation

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Q1475 marks

opportunity cost, mixed economy

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2019 · 4 questions

Q475 marks

international trade, balance of trade, opportunity cost

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Q675 marks
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Q775 marks

national income, multinational companies, multiplier

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Q717 marks

disposable income

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2018 · 3 questions

Q275 marks

utility, diminishing marginal utility, demand

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Q575 marks

opportunity cost

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Q617 marks

saving

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2017 · 8 questions

Q175 marks

monopoly, barriers to entry

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Q116 marks
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Q316 marks

cross-border shopping, retail

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Q375 marks

factors of production, wages, emigration

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Q675 marks
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Q775 marks

balance of trade, location of industry, brexit

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Q817 marks

environment, externalities

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Q875 marks

population, census, obesity

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2016 · 3 questions

Q575 marks

unemployment

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Q875 marks

infrastructure, environment

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Q817 marks

national income

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2015 · 4 questions

Q316 marks

foreign direct investment

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Q475 marks

money, savings, economic thought

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Q675 marks
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Q775 marks

social housing, economic growth, european union

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