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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 $105   Transfers to persons $45Corporate income taxes 32   Spending grants to other levels of government 40Other income taxes 10   Public debt charges 37GST and excise taxes 43   Direct program spending 90EI premiums 16   Total Outlays 212Other revenues 19   Projected Budget Plan Surplus 13Total Revenues 225      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 Personalincometaxesbillion)         REVENUES     OUTLAYS  Personal income taxes 105   Transfers to persons 45Corporateincometaxes32 Spendinggrantstootherlevelsofgovernment40Otherincometaxes10 Publicdebtcharges37GSTandexcisetaxes43 Directprogramspending90EIpremiums16 TotalOutlays212Otherrevenues19 ProjectedBudgetPlanSurplus13TotalRevenues225   a.TheprojectedNTRinthisbudgetplanis45Corporate income taxes 32   Spending grants to other levels of government 40Other income taxes 10   Public debt charges 37GST and excise taxes 43   Direct program spending 90EI premiums 16   Total Outlays 212Other revenues 19   Projected Budget Plan Surplus 13Total Revenues 225      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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a. The projected Net Tax Revenue (NTR) in this budget plan is the total revenue minus the transfers to persons and spending grants to other levels of government. So, NTR = Total Revenues - Transfers to persons - Spending grants to other levels of government = 225billion225 billion - 45 billion - 40billion=40 billion = 140 billion.

b. The value of NTR less government spending on goods and services (G) is NTR - Direct program spending = 140billion140 billion - 90 billion = $50 billion.

c. The percentage of total revenue made up by personal income taxes is (Personal income taxes / Total Revenues) * 100 = (105billion/105 billion / 225 billion) * 100 = 46.7%.

d. The percentage of total revenue made up by corporate income taxes is (Corporate income taxes / Total Revenues) * 100 = (32billion/32 billion / 225 billion) * 100 = 14.2%.

e. The percentage of total outlays made up by transfer payments to persons is (Transfers to persons / Total Outlays) * 100 = (45billion/45 billion / 212 billion) * 100 = 21.2%.

f. The percentage of total outlays made up by public debt charges is (Public debt charges / Total Outlays) * 100 = (37billion/37 billion / 212 billion) * 100 = 17.5%.

Please note that all the answers are rounded to one decimal place.

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