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Economics Weekly Quiz | 08 December 2023
Economics Weekly Quiz | 08 December 2023
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Test your knowledge of recent economics-related news stories this week.
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1
Which sector is facing a class action claim having been accused of using their market dominance to overcharge?
Broadband suppliers
Mobile phone networks
TV streaming services
2
The government announced an increase in what?
Stamp duty on the purchase of a house
The TV licence fee
The level of VAT charged on school textbooks
3
The European Commission has proposed a delay to the imposition of new tariffs of imported what from the UK?
Steel
Electric vehicles
Computer chips
4
The government announced that visas for skilled immigrant workers will only be issued for jobs earning more than…?
£26,200
£38,700
£43,500
5
Which firm said that it is considering quitting the London Stock Exchange?
Thomas Cook Holidays
EasyJet
Tui
6
Which firm opened its first store aimed at directly competing with coffee shops such as Starbucks and Costa?
McDonalds
KFC
Burger King
7
Which of these happened over the last year for the first time in over a decade?
Interest rates decreased
Banks have opened new high street branches
Use of cash started to rise
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During a visit, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that he hopes that what place becomes the UK’s equivalent of Silicon Valley?
Aberdeen
Cardiff
Cambridge