Government Case Studies - Results sheet

Effects on the macroeconomy

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Unemployment
Inflation
PSNCR
Debt ratio
Exchange rate
Current account

Effects on individual families

N.B. You will need to calculate the annual gain and percentage gain yourself from the weekly gain. These figures will help you to see the overall impact on the family.

Family	Weekly gain (£)	Annual gain (£) weekly gain x 52	Percentage gain (%) annual gain as % of income
Unemployed couple, 2 children
Employed single parent, 1 child £9,000
Single earner couple, 2 children £17,000
Two earner couple, 2 children £50,000
Two earner couple, 2 children £100,000
Single pensioner