A Balanced Budget Occurs When

question 18

Multiple Choice

A balanced budget occurs when

• A) the national debt is reduced to zero dollars.
• B) a budget deficit during one year is matched by a budget surplus in the next year.
• C) transfer payments equal tax revenues.
• D) government expenditures equal tax revenues.
• E) the deficit-GDP ratio equals one.

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