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Tax revenues Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Government spending $456 459 543 $400 440 482 Refer to the above data. The budget deficit i

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Budget deficit is defined as the excess of government expenditure over government revenue.

Budget deficit = Government expenditure - government revenue

= $(459-440)

= $19

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