For instance, if interest rates are 10%, tax relief is 30% and inflation is 7%, the real after-tax interest rate is 0%.

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After the 2007-09 Recession, the stimulus packages supported by low interest rate tier 1 lending, tax breaks and initiatives were paramount to save the economies from total collapse.

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