JAMB Economics 1985 Question 31

Question 31

Public Finance

A state budget is an outline of planned

  1. A.expenditures and revenues expected within a financial year
  2. B.expenditures of ministries and parastatals within a given period
  3. C.recurrent and capital expenditures within a year
  4. D.sources of revenue derivation for a financial year
  5. E.use of different kinds of taxation in a given year.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (expenditures and revenues expected within a financial year)

Explanation

A budget sets out both the planned spending and the expected revenue of government for one financial year.