When the Government Runs a Budget Deficit, What Is Most

question 83

Multiple Choice

When the government runs a budget deficit, what is most likely to happen?

• A) Interest rates become lower than they would be otherwise.
• B) National saving gets higher than it would be otherwise.
• C) Investment gets lower than it would be otherwise.
• D) Government debt decreases by the amount of the deficit.

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