Federal Government's Budget Plan for Fiscal Year ($billion)          REVENUES     OUTLAYS   Personal income taxes $100   Transfers to persons $46 Corporate income taxes 34   Spending grants to other levels of government 38 Other income taxes 7   Public debt charges 35 GST and excise taxes 47   Direct program spending 95 EI premiums 14   Total Outlays 214 Other revenues 18   Projected Budget Plan Surplus 6 Total Revenues 220       a. The projected NTR in this budget plan is $  billion.   b. The value of NTR less government spending on goods and services (G) is $  billion.   Round your answers to 1 decimal place.   c. The percentage of total revenue made up by personal income taxes is  %.   d. The percentage of total revenue made up by corporate income taxes is  %.   e. The percentage of total outlays made up by transfer payments to persons is  %.   f. The percentage of total outlays made up by public debt charges is   %.

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The table below shows hypothectical figures of revenue and spending for the Canadian government. For simplicity, assume that all of the spending grants to other levels of government were spent in Canada on goods and services.

 

              Federal Government's Budget Plan for Fiscal Year ($billion)         
REVENUES     OUTLAYS  
Personal income taxes $100   Transfers to persons $46
Corporate income taxes 34   Spending grants to other levels of government 38
Other income taxes 7   Public debt charges 35
GST and excise taxes 47   Direct program spending 95
EI premiums 14   Total Outlays 214
Other revenues 18   Projected Budget Plan Surplus 6
Total Revenues 220      

a. The projected NTR in this budget plan is $  billion.

 

b. The value of NTR less government spending on goods and services (G) is $  billion.

 

Round your answers to 1 decimal place.

 

c. The percentage of total revenue made up by personal income taxes is  %.

 

d. The percentage of total revenue made up by corporate income taxes is  %.

 

e. The percentage of total outlays made up by transfer payments to persons is  %.

 

f. The percentage of total outlays made up by public debt charges is   %.

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