f you have the power to cut or increase taxes in your country with the aim of boosting aggregate demand, which tax will you most likely touch: Value Added Tax (VAT), Income Tax, or Corporate Tax? Will you cut it or will you increase it? Why? Provide a good explanation for your answer using good economic basis

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