Federal Government receipts and expenditures and nominal GDP, billions of dollars.   1967 1978 1984 1999 2009 2018 Tax receipts 108 280 410 1175 1124 1956 Other receipts 38 144 302 732 1116 1542 Government purchases and subsidies 92 173 317 501 993 1121 Government transfer payments 52 234 397 986 2141 2846 Interest payments 22 79 194 352 355 541 Net government investment 9 5 25 -3 49 4 Nominal GDP 860 2,352 4,339 9,631 14,449 20,580 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Assume the table above represents all federal government revenues and expenditures. I need your help in the following question: -Refer to Table 1. Of the years included, when were tax receipts relative to GDP the greatest? and when were interest payments relative to GDP the greatest?

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Table 1

Federal Government receipts and expenditures and nominal GDP, billions of dollars.

 

1967

1978

1984

1999

2009

2018

Tax receipts

108

280

410

1175

1124

1956

Other receipts

38

144

302

732

1116

1542

Government purchases and subsidies

92

173

317

501

993

1121

Government transfer payments

52

234

397

986

2141

2846

Interest payments

22

79

194

352

355

541

Net government investment

9

5

25

-3

49

4

Nominal GDP

860

2,352

4,339

9,631

14,449

20,580

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Assume the table above represents all federal government revenues and expenditures.

I need your help in the following question:

-Refer to Table 1. Of the years included, when were tax receipts relative to GDP the greatest? and when were interest payments relative to GDP the greatest?

 
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