During recessions, taxes tend to

a. rise and thereby increase aggregate demand.

b. rise and thereby decrease aggregate demand.

c. fall and thereby increase aggregate demand.

d. fall and thereby decrease aggregate demand.

b. rise and thereby decrease aggregate demand.

Explanation:

When the economic growth is negatively far away from the potential level, it means destruction and missing development and it starts recession period on the economy. This period will show falling GDP, falling incomes.

In Recession,

- Real GDP, aggregate demand and national output will fall dramatically

- Unemployment will soar to the top, there will be the problem how to find job

- Inflation rates besides the cases above will tend to decrease because there will be lower demand in the economy as well.

- The government will also increase its debts because of expansionary fiscal policy and automatic stabilizers (the government will tend spend more on unemployment benefits)

- Asset prices will decrease because of less demand

- Interest rates will be cut off by central banks due to the aims of stimulating the economy

- Investments will also drop by businesses

-Taxes will tend to increase and needs some expansionary fiscal policy to decrease it