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If interest payments are subtracted from gross fiscal deficit, the remainder will be :
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If interest payments are subtracted from gross fiscal deficit, the remainder will be :


A.

Gross primary deficit                               


B.

Budgetary deficit


C.

Monetized deficit                                      


D.

Revenue deficit

Correct option is A

  • The borrowing requirement of the government includes interest obligations on accumulated debt. The goal of measuring primary deficit is to focus on present fiscal imbalances. 

  • To obtain an estimate of borrowing on account of current expenditures exceeding revenues, we need to determine what has been called the primary deficit.

  • Primary deficit = Fiscal deficit – Interest payments or,

  • Primary deficit = Fiscal deficit – Net interest liabilities

  • Net interest liabilities consist of interest payments minus interest receipts by the government on net domestic lending.

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