A tax on petrol is likely to ?

A. cause a greater deadweight loss in the short run when compared to the long run.

B. generate a deadweight loss that is unaffected by the time period over which it is measured

C. cause a greater deadweight loss in the long run when compared to the short run

D. None of these answers

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