structural deficits

A form of structural deficit — That portion of the public sector deficit which exists even when the economy is at potential. Government spending beyond government revenues at times of normal, predictable economic activity, as opposed to a cyclical deficit.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of structural deficit
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