Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition
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Chapter16: Government Spends, Collects, And Owes
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Problem 12AA
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Which of the following is part of mandatory outlays?
A.
Income assistance
B.
Defense spending
C.
Government employee salaries
D.
Infrastructure maintenance
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A Outlay happens when Federal cash is really paid out, not simply vowed to be paid ("obligated"). Installments made to exchange a commitment (other than the reimbursement of obligation head or different distributions that are "method for financing" exchanges). Outlays are the proportion of Government spending.
Government outlays incorporate both spending and transfer payments. Accordingly, development of another expressway is a spending thing for the public authority, while joblessness benefits are transfer payments.
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