Economics · May / June 2019 · Paper 22 · Question 6

In a mixed economic system, such as Portugal’s, the government intervenes in the economy. Reasons for government intervention include to correct market failure and to achieve its aims for the economy, such as control of inflation. In 2017, one-fifth of Portugal’s population was living in poverty and the government increased its spending.

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