<p style="">Given the structure "the ... of," we expect a noun to fill in the blank.<span style=""> "facilitation" is a noun that means the action of making a process easier or less difficult. The sentence implies that reducing taxes might make the process of economic recovery smoother or easier to achieve.</span></p><p style="">(A) "facilitator" is a noun referring to a person who facilitates or makes an action easier, which doesn't fit the context since we're discussing the act of recovery, not a person. </p><p style="">(B) "facility" refers to a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose, which doesn't match the sentence's intent. </p><p style="">(D) "facilitate" is a verb meaning to make an action or process easy or easier, but here a noun is required to complete the sentence structure, so it's not the correct form to use in this instance.</p><div>
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