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Jun 2023 · Q1(d)
8 marksTaxation and disposable income — benefits versus a cost-of-living offset
Discuss the likely benefits to Żabka when the taxation on personal incomes is reduced.
Our analysis
Discuss the likely benefits to Żabka when the taxation on personal incomes is reduced.
8 marks available
When taxation on personal incomes is reduced, people have more money to spend, so this would benefit Żabka because more people would buy its products.
Generic disposable-income reasoning with nothing specific to Żabka — no reference to its scale, its shop network, or the real reason the Polish government gave for the tax cut. Could be written about any consumer-facing business facing any tax cut.
Jan 2021 · Q2(d)
8 marksLegislation and business size — health & safety and consumer protection
Discuss the extent to which health and safety and consumer protection legislation may affect a business such as Sew Sew.
Our analysis
Discuss the extent to which health and safety and consumer protection legislation may affect a business such as Sew Sew.
8 marks available
Legislation is rules that businesses have to follow, like health and safety and consumer protection laws. This affects Sew Sew because it has to obey these laws like every other business.
Recall-based and generic — names the two legislation categories the question asks about but never applies them to anything specific about Sew Sew (no mention of Gitte having no employees, the bibs, or the velcro fastening). Could be written about any business facing any legislation.