From the following data about a government budget find (a) revenue deficit, (b) fiscal deficit and (c) primary deficit:
  (Rs.arab)
  1. Tax revenue
47
  1. Capital receipts
34
  1. Non-tax revenue
10
  1. Borrowings
32
  1. Revenue expenditure
80
  1. Interest payments
20
CBSE OUTSIDE DELHI - SET 1 2011
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  1. Revenue deficit = v -(i + iii)
= 80 - 47 - 10 = Rs. 23 Arab.
  1. Fiscal deficit – iv – Rs. 32 Arab.
  2. Primary deficit = iv-vi = 32-20 = Rs. 12 Arab.
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