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Add Pytest tests for economic impacts

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Description

We should test that we can compute e.g. a basic rate tax change in the UK, to catch failures better.

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Research direction

No file or test entry point is named. Locate the API path that computes economic impacts, then add pytest coverage for a basic UK rate-tax change and run the relevant test suite to confirm the calculation is covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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