Economics B A-Level

Government borrowing

What Government borrowing means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Government borrowing

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Usually increases during a recession because tax revenues fall, while expenditure on welfare benefits rises.

Pearson Edexcel · The economic cycle (study guide)

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