Finance Minister: Economic disparities, which had been growing in our country for the past few decades, have been effectively controlled by the new policies that the government implemented in the last ten years. Families from the lower economic strata who could earlier not afford to pay for basic necessities such as primary education and healthcare can now afford them easily.
The minister’s claim relies on the assumption that
A. wealthy families take primary education and healthcare services from the same institutions as families from the lower economic strata
B. families from the lower economic strata have now become wealthy
C. affordability of basic necessities by families from the lower economic strata is an acceptable sign of reduced disparities
D. the primary education and healthcare services have not undergone any cost increase in the last decade
E. improvement in affordability of families from the lower economic strata is not limited to primary education and healthcare
