Payments by the Government to the Public for Which the Government

question 98

Multiple Choice

Payments by the government to the public for which the government receives no current goods or services in return are called:

• A)public saving.
• B)net taxes.
• C)transfer payments.
• D)capital losses.

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Definitions:

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