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Determination of National Income For UK
Determination of National Income For UK
The stock of factors of production Labour Capital Enterprise State of technical knowledge Political Stability
i) Economic Growth: The economic growth is most important for the Government of a country. For UK Government it has become more important as it is fighting to overcome the recession. UK faces the negative economic growth during the recession period. However, the expected growth rate for 2013/2014 economic year is 2.14 (Daily Mail, 2013). In order to achieve the expected growth rate the Government is encouraging the investment in the economy
ii) Inflation: In flatiron is general increase of the commodities that reduce the real value of the money. As inflection restricts the real growth of economy Government plans to reduce the inflation rate of the county. According to Bank of England the existing inflation rate in UK is 2.2% and the organization is planning reduce it to 2%.
iii) Unemployment: Current unemployment rate in UK is 7.5%. The highest unemployment rate is one of the major obstacles of the economy. This also recites economic growth as well as the distribution of income in the society. In order reduce the unemployment, the Government is encouraging the investment, the apprenticeships and developing the new business.
iv) Interest Rate: Lower interest rate encourages the investment and expenditure which keep the economy moving. This is why the UK Government set the lower interest rate in UK.
v) Government Spending: The UK government spends approximately 400bn a year. Over a third of this money goes in welfare benefits such as pensions, unemployment benefit and other forms of income support. The rest is spent on health, education, defence, roads, law and order and on supporting businesses and local communities.
The main factors that affect the economic environment are: (a)Economic Conditions (b)Economic Policies
Important Economic Policies Industrial policy a) Monetary policy b) Fiscal policy c) Foreign investment policy d) Export-Import policy