Fiscal deficit = Total expenditure - Total receipts excluding borrowings, so (A) is correct. Revenue deficit = Revenue expenditure - Revenue receipts, so (E) is correct. (B) is wrong (Primary deficit = Fiscal deficit - Interest payments). (C) is not always true. (D) is incorrect.
Which of the following statements is true ? (A) Fiscal deficit is the difference between the government's budgetary expenditure and budgetary…
CUET UG 2022 — Economics Macro
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Which of the following statements is true ?
(A) Fiscal deficit is the difference between the government's budgetary expenditure and budgetary receipts excluding borrowings.
(B) Primary deficit is the difference between total receipts and interest payments.
(C) Increase in revenue deficit will always lead to higher fiscal deficit.
(D) Primary deficit equals revenue deficit less interest payments.
(E) Revenue deficit refers to excess of government's revenue expenditure over its revenue receipts.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Options
- A
(C) and (E) only
- B
(B) and (D) only
- C
(A) and (E) only
- D
(A) and (C) only
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