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4.5.1 Public expenditure
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What is public expenditure?

What is public expenditure?

Flowchart classifying public expenditure into capital expenditure, current expenditure and transfer payments

Public expenditure is government spending on goods, services and transfers. It has three main categories: capital expenditure, current expenditure and transfer payments.

4.5.1 Public expenditure Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /4.5.1 Public expenditure

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A A Level Economics 4.5.1 Public expenditure for A Level Economics. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Start with the core supply-and-demand models before moving on to the more evaluation-heavy macroeconomic policy topics.