The policy that lowers production costs and helps domestic producers to compete with imports are D. subsidies.
This is a government policy where the government pays for some of the costs of production for local firms.
This allows the local firms to then sell their goods at a lower price so that they can compete with cheaper imports.
Options for this question include:
A. tariffs
B. custom duties
C. tariff rate quotas
D. subsidies
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