A. government payments for unemployment benefits.

B. need to convince lawmakers that action must be taken.

C. inability of policymakers to forecast a recession precisely.

D. amount of time needed for a tax cut to have an effect on the economy.

答案和详解如下：

26、Correct answer is A

"Fiscal Policy," Michael Parkin

2008 Modular Level I, Vol. 2, pp. 451-452

Study Session 6-27-e

explain the limitations of discretionary fiscal policy, and differentiate between discretionary fiscal policy and automatic stabilizers

Unemployment compensation is a built-in stabilizer that will automatically provide stimulus when output falls and the number of unemployed workers expands.