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Government Budget

Government Outlays

  • government purchases(G): expenditures on currently produced goods and services (government consumption) or capital goods (government investment).
  • transfer payments(TR): payments made to individuals, which the government does not receive current goods or services.
examples:
Social Security payments
military and civil service pensions
unemployment insurance
welfare payments
Medicare
  • net intrest payments (INT): intrest paid to the holders of government bonds minus the intrest received by the government. (outstanding government loans)