An Example of a Government Expenditure That Is a Transfer

question 3

Multiple Choice

An example of a government expenditure that is a transfer payment is

• A)employment-insurance (EI)payments.
• B)construction costs of a new government-owned airport.
• C)salaries of welfare case workers.
• D)education payments.
• E)payments made to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

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