Why might the given information help to lead to conclusion

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer is advised that the price elasticity of demand for milk is 12 for low income groups and 023 for high income groups. Why might this information help to lead to the conclusion that milk is a suitable item to be subsidized by the government?

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