Revenue deficit =

total expenditure − total receiptsCorrect answerYour answerrevenue expenditure − revenue receiptsCorrect answerYour answerfiscal deficit − interest paymentsCorrect answerYour answercapital expenditure − capital receiptsCorrect answerYour answer

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The revenue deficit compares the revenue account only: what the government spends on running itself against its revenue.

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Fiscal deficit − interest payments is the primary deficit.

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