Government Budget Categories Quiz
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Which payment mode in international trade involves a transfer of money from the buyer's bank account to the seller's bank account?

  • Banker's transfer (correct)
  • Letter of credit
  • Cheque payment
  • Bill of exchange
  • What is the key document required in a Bill of Exchange?

  • Insurance policy
  • Letter addressed by banker to exporter (correct)
  • Shipping receipt
  • Invoice
  • Which payment method is commonly used for imports in Ethiopia?

  • Promissory note
  • Letter of credit (correct)
  • Cheque payment
  • Banker's transfer
  • In international trade, what kind of document specifies the nature, unit price, and total price of goods being shipped?

    <p>Letter of credit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which payment mode in international trade involves a banker making a payment to an exporter against specific documents?

    <p>Letter of credit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What document is similar to a check and can be drawn by either individuals or banks?

    <p>Bill of exchange</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is issuing currency to finance a deficit considered highly inflationary?

    <p>It leads to an increase in money supply, causing demand-pull inflation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of income tax policy levies an increasing percent of tax rate as income increases?

    <p>Progressive income tax rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who does a regressive income tax rate hurt the most?

    <p>People in the low-income brackets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does a progressive income tax rate hurt those with high-income brackets more?

    <p>It levies an increasing percent of tax rate as income increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a proportional income tax rate treat all incomes?

    <p>Levies a flat amount regardless of income level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason why issuing currency to finance deficits is not advisable?

    <p>It leads to high levels of inflation due to increased money supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when governmental expenditure is greater than government revenue?

    <p>Government budgetary deficit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does external borrowing to finance a budget deficit affect the balance of payments?

    <p>It widens the balance of payments in current account deficit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of the government borrowing funds from domestic sources to finance its deficit?

    <p>Rise in cost of credit in the domestic market</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does the 'crowding out effect' have on private investment?

    <p>Discourages private investment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sector experiences competition with the private sector when the government borrows from domestic sources?

    <p>Production activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key disadvantage of borrowing funds from international financial markets to finance a budget deficit?

    <p>Widens the current account deficit in the balance of payments</p> Signup and view all the answers

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