Should taxes go up? (repeat)

Maarten and Marike discover that Dutch government revenues are relatively modest, but that the "tax mix" is somewhat disproportionate. Is raising taxes worse for the economy than cutting spending? How high could taxes theoretically be raised? And how could such an unpopular measure be implemented in practice?

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