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Excess of total expenditure of the government over its total receipts (including borrowings) indicates

In public finance, the excess of total government expenditure (both revenue and capital) over total government receipts (both revenue and capital receipts, including…

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In public finance, the excess of total government expenditure (both revenue and capital) over total government receipts (both revenue and capital receipts, including borrowings) is termed the Budget Deficit. By contrast, Fiscal Deficit is the excess of total expenditure over total receipts excluding borrowings.

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