Category: 5. Government Budget and the Economy

The term expenditure describes a payment made in cash or on credit to buy or obtain goods or services. Liabilities incurred in the exchange of commodities or services are referred to as expenditures. Table of Content What is Plan Expenditure? The expenditure incurred on the programmes that are detailed in the current five-year plan of…

Difference between Primary Deficit and Fiscal Deficit

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A Budgetary Deficit can be termed as the excess of the total government expenditure over the total revenue generated in a financial year. A budgetary deficit happens when the government spends more money than what is generated through revenue collection, including direct or indirect taxes. Based on the deficit incurred has been divided into three…

Difference between Fiscal Deficit and Revenue Deficit

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A Budgetary Deficit can be termed as the excess of the total government expenditure over the total revenue generated in a financial year. A budgetary deficit happens when the government spends more money than what is generated through revenue collection, including direct or indirect taxes. Based on the deficit incurred, has been divided into three…

Measures of Government Deficit: Revenue Deficit, Fiscal Deficit and Primary Deficit

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What is Budgetary Deficit? A Budgetary Deficit can be termed as the excess of the total government expenditure over the total revenue generated in a financial year. A budgetary deficit happens when the government spends more money than what is generated through revenue collection, including direct or indirect taxes. Based on the deficit incurred, has…

Difference between Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure

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The estimated money expenditure of the government during a fiscal year is known as Budget Expenditure. The two different kinds of budget expenditure are Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure. What is Revenue Expenditure? Revenue Expenditure refers to the estimated expenditure of the government in a fiscal year that does not affect the assets and liabilities status of the government.…

Difference between Revenue Receipt and Capital Receipt

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The estimated money receipts of the government from all sources during a fiscal year are known as Budget Receipts. The two different kinds of budget receipts are Revenue Receipt and Capital Receipt. Table of Content What is Revenue Receipt? The receipts which neither create liability nor cause any reduction in the government’s assets are known as Revenue Receipt. These are…

Capital Receipt and Capital Expenditure: Meaning and Sources of Capital Receipts

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The Government Budget is a statement of expected receipts and expected expenditures of the Government (for the coming fiscal year) that reveals the budgetary policy of the Government to achieve the twin objective of growth and stability. The financial/fiscal year is taken from 1st April to 31st March. The Budget unfolds (i) the financial performance of the…

Difference between Direct and Indirect Tax

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Direct and Indirect Tax are two types of taxes imposed on the property and income of individuals and companies, which is paid by them directly and indirectly to the government respectively. Table of Content What is Direct Tax? Tax that is imposed on the property and income of individuals and companies, and is paid by them directly…

Revenue Receipt and Revenue Expenditure: Meaning and Classification

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