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Question
Distinguish between revenue deficit and fiscal deficit.
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Solution
| Sr. No. | Basis of difference | Revenue deficit | Fiscal deficit |
| 1. | Meaning | Excess of revenue expenditure of the government over its revenue receipts. | Excess of the total budget expenditure over total budget receipts net of borrowings. |
| 2. | Significance | The regular receipts of the government are not enough to meet its regular expenditures. | The borrowings of the government, i.e., the debt capital receipts of the government. |
| 3. | Formula | Revenue deficit = Revenue expenditure − Revenue receipts | Fiscal deficit = Total budget expenditure − (Total budget receipts − borrowings) i.e. Fiscal deficit = Borrowings |
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