The Federal Budget: an Overview Source: Budget of the United

question 14

Multiple Choice

The federal budget: An overview Source: Budget of the United States Government,Fiscal Year 2017: Historical Tables (Washington,
D.C.: U.S.Government Printing Office,2016) ,Tables 1.1 and 7.1.
Note: Data are estimates for fiscal year 2017.
-Based on the graph,what is a budget deficit?

• A)the amount the nation owes to other countries -Consider This: This is the national debt.Deficits can feed into this,but the two are not synonymous.
• B)the difference when expenditures exceed revenues
• C)the cost of social services the government offers
• D)the money the government has left to spend at the end of the year

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