Decreasing Government Expenditures in Order to Reduce the Government's Budget

question 68

Multiple Choice

Decreasing government expenditures in order to reduce the government's budget deficit can involve certain costs.An example of such a cost could be

• A)larger school facilities to accommodate a growing population.
• B)longer queues for essential government services such as health-care.
• C)encouraging future generations to be more self-sufficient and less reliant on government to provide for them.
• D)a lower portion of taxes being used to pay interest.
• E)improving the flexibility to practice counter-cyclical fiscal policy.

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