In Every Year Between 1998 and 2008, the Canadian Federal

question 52

Multiple Choice

In every year between 1998 and 2008, the Canadian federal government had a

• A)budget surplus, indicating that tax revenues were more than sufficient to cover total government expenditures.
• B)primary surplus but overall deficit, indicating that tax revenues were more than sufficient to cover discretionary government expenditures.
• C)budget deficit, indicating that even deep cuts in government spending were not sufficient to alleviate the problem.
• D)primary deficit, indicating that tax revenues were insufficient to cover discretionary government expenditures.
• E)budget deficit, which contributed to a growing stock of government debt.

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