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Promoting Bicycle Purchase

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Analyse how a government could promote the purchase of bicycles.

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Public Finance and Government Intervention

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I. 🍃Introduction
- Brief overview of the importance of promoting cycling as a mode of transportation

II. Subsidising Bicycle Producers
- Explanation of how subsidising bicycle producers can reduce production costs and improve quality
- Discussion of how this can lead to lower prices and make bicycles more affordable for consumers

III. Subsidising Bicycle Consumers
- Explanation of how subsidising bicycle consumers can increase their purchasing power
- Discussion of how this can make bicycles more accessible to a wider range of people

IV. Reducing Tax on Bicycles
- Explanation of how reducing tax on bicycles can encourage bicycle purchases
- Discussion of how this can make bicycles more affordable for consumers

V. Introducing/Increasing Cycle Lanes
- Explanation of how introducing/increasing cycle lanes can make cycling safer and faster
- Discussion of how this can encourage more people to cycle

VI. Taxing/Raising Prices of Other Forms of Transport
- Explanation of how taxing/raising prices of other forms of transport can discourage their consumption
- Discussion of how this can encourage people to choose cycling as a more affordable and sustainable option

VII. Advertising/Campaigns/Educating People about Health Benefits of Cycling
- Explanation of how advertising/campaigns/educating people about the health benefits of cycling can make bicycles more fashionable/attractive to consumers
- Discussion of how this can encourage more people to choose cycling as a mode of transportation

VIII. 👉Conclusion
- Recap of the various strategies for promoting cycling as a mode of transportation
- Emphasis on the importance of promoting sustainable and healthy transportation options.

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