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Identify the following as revenue expenditure or capital expenditure . Give reasons : (i) Salary paid to government employees . (ii) Purchase of a machine from Korea. (iii) Repayment of loan taken from IMF . (iv) Interest paid on national debt . (v) Interest paid on national debt . (vi) Expenditure on construction of dams. (vi) Social security benefits paid to retired government employees.

Answer» (i) It is a revenue expenditure as it neither creates any asset nor reduces any liability of the government .
(ii) It is a capital expenditure as it increases assets of the government .
(iii) It is a capital expenditure as it reduces the liability of the government .
(iv) It is a revenue expenditure as it neither creates any asset nor reduces any liability of the govt.
(v) It is a capital expenditure as it increases asset of the government .
(vi) It is a revenue expenditure as it neither creates any asset nor reduces any liability of the government .


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