In its latest financial year, the government of Aven Island spent £845bn and collected £810bn in revenue.
Which term describes the government's finances in that year?
National debt
Trade deficit
Expansionary fiscal policy
Budget deficit
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.