In response to the taxes a few colonists began goods illegally into the colonies, which the English attempted to stop by taking over colonial ships and the smugglers. PLEASE HELP ASAP! I’m struggling badly in this and I’m confused on what the answer would be

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.

a.   it resulted in widespread unemployment.