The Government's Annual Primary Budget Deficit Is Equal to the

question 10

Multiple Choice

The government's annual primary budget deficit is equal to the

• A)decrease in the stock of government debt during the course of a year.
• B)excess of government's program expenditures over tax revenues in a given fiscal year.
• C)excess of current revenue over current expenditure.
• D)total amount of government spending on program expenses, personnel, and capital outlays.
• E)accumulation of government borrowing.

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