According to a recent forecast, the government is about to face a high future loan burden and heavy interest payments. This is due to:
Low capital budget
Low revenue expenditure
High revenue deficit
High revenue expenditure
A high revenue deficit implies a high future loan burden and heavy interest payments.
From the following data about a government budget, find (a) revenue deficit, (b) fiscal deficit, and (c) primary deficit:
Items (Rs in lakh)
(i) Tax revenue 50
(ii) Revenue expenditure 110
(iii) Capital expenditure 210
(iv) Non-tax revenue 30
(v) Capital receipts net of borrowing 140
(vi) Interest payments 20
The government budget of a hypothetical economy presents the following information, which of the following value represents Budgetary Deficit? (all fig. in crores of Rupees).
A. Revenue Expenditure = 25,000
B. Capital Receipts = 30,000
C. Capital Expenditure = 35,000
D. Revenue Receipts = 20,000
E. Interest Payments = 10,000
F. Borrowings = 20,000
In a government budget, if revenue receipts = Rs. 100 lakh, capital receipts = Rs. 50 lakh and revenue deficit = Rs. 25 lakh, how much is the revenue expenditure?
A government budget shows a primary deficit of Rs. 6,900 crore. The revenue expenditure on interest payment is Rs. 400 crore. How much is the fiscal deficit?