Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Macro Economics: Government Budget and Economy

Question:

When government fiscal deficit is equal to interest payment of government then Primary Deficit will be :

Options:

Positive

Negative

Equal to 1

Zero

Correct Answer:

Zero

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (4) : Zero

1. Primary deficit= Total revenue - Total expenditure excluding interest payments on its debt

2. Primary deficit = Fiscal deficit - Interest payment. The interest payment will be the payment that a government makes on borrowings to the creditors.

3. The primary deficit tends to be zero when the fiscal deficit equals the interest payment.