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What is the basis of classify government expenditure into revenue expenditure and capital expenditure? Give an example of each.

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There are two basis of classifying the expenditure-

i) Creation of an asset 

ii) Reduction of any liability.

Any expenditure that neither creates an asset nor reduces any liability is called

revenue expenditure. Example- Payment of salaries, subsidies, interest payment etc.

Any expenditure that either creates an asset or reduces any liability is called

capital expenditure. Example- Construction of factory, repayment of loan, purchase of share etc



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