Fiscal deficit in the budget means __________.

revenue deficit plus the net borrowings of the governments

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budgetary deficit plus the net borrowings of the government

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capital deficit plus revenue deficit

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primary deficit minus Capital deficit

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Solution

The correct option is B budgetary deficit plus the net borrowings of the government
Budget deficit is the difference between total receipts and total expenditure. If borrowings and other liabilities are added to budget deficit, we get Fiscal deficits.

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List-I (Type of budget deficit)	List-II (Measurement of deficit)
A. Revenue Deficit	$1$ . Gap between total expenditure and total receipts
B. Fiscal Deficit	$2$ . Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
C. Primary Deficit	$3$ . Fiscal deficit less interest payments
D. Budgetary Deficit	$4$ . Difference between revenue receipts plus certain non-debt capital receipts and the total expenditure including loans, net of repayments

Calculate Revenue Deficit, Fiscal Deficit and Primary Deficit from the following data:

Items (Rs in crore)

(i) Revenue expenditure 22,250

(ii) Capital expenditure 28,000

(iii) Revenue receipts 17,750

(iv) Capital receipts (net of borrowing) 20,000

(v) Interest payments 5,000

(vi) Borrowings 12,500

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

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