The table shows a government's planned revenue and spending for next year.
| Government finances | Amount |
|---|---|
| Government revenue | £716 billion |
| Government spending | £748 billion |
Calculate the government's budget position for next year and state whether it is a budget deficit or a budget surplus. Give your answer in £ billions.
104 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 2.3 How the government manages the economy, covering 2.3.1a Fiscal policy and income and expenditure, 2.3.1b Fiscal policy and government objectives, 2.3.1c The government budget, 2.3.2a The meaning of monetary policy, 2.3.2b Uses of monetary policy, 2.3.3a Supply-side policies and their trade-offs, 2.3.3b Using supply-side policies, and 2.3.4 Policies to correct positive and negative externalities. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.