One Popular Device for Circumventing Balanced-Budget Requirements Is the "Off-Budget

question 27

Multiple Choice

One popular device for circumventing balanced-budget requirements is the "off-budget," in which

• A) legislators borrow money from public employee pension funds to cover the current year's deficit.
• B) costs and revenues for public enterprises or special projects are exempt from central review and are not included in budget documents and figures.
• C) legislators borrow money from next year's anticipated revenues to cover the current year's deficit.
• D) governor performs a line-item veto on costs he doesn't want to appear in the public record.

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