Thursday, February 18, 2010

Government Finances (Chapter 3)

*Expenditures: Money that government pays out for programs and services it it provides.

*Revenue: Money that the governmenr collects from taxes and other sources.

*Deficit: The amount by which expenditures exceed revenue in a budget.

*Surplus: The amount by which revenue is greater than expenditures in a budget.

*Debt: An amount that is owed.

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