Fiscal deficit is measured by the difference between a government's total expenditures and its total revenues, excluding borrowing. It is typically expressed as a percentage of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to provide context for the size of the deficit relative to the economy. A higher fiscal deficit indicates greater government borrowing needs, while a lower deficit suggests more balanced fiscal management. This measure helps assess the sustainability of a government's fiscal policies.
nominal deficit is the deficit determined by looking at the difference between expenditures and receipts.real deficit: nominal deficit - (inflation x total debt)
An example of using the noun, deficit, is: "an annual operating deficit."
fiscal deficit: not enough money budget deficit: not as much money as you had planned to have in your budget revenue deficit: not enough money coming in trade deficit: you are spending more money on imports than the amount of money which you receive for your exports.
Primary deficit=Fiscal deficit-[minus] Interest payments
Monetized deficit is when the government prints money to pay down the deficit.
Concept of deficit
Deficit
Currently in 2010-2011 1. Revenue Deficit 2. Fiscal Deficit 3.Primary Deficit. There used to be these 2 more type which have been now abolished 4. Budget Deficit 5. Monetised Deficit ~wt.what@gmail.com
current account deficit
Trade deficit
The antonym of deficit is surplus.
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