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What Are The Sources Of Government Funds?

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    1.  Taxes -- in other words your money.  Our money.

    2.  They borrow money.  They borrow billions.  And billions.  They do this by issuing government bonds that pay interest to those -- usually banks or pension funds -- who invest in them.  But it's still your money/our money because when they pay interest, it is paid out of taxes and when they pay back the original loan -- if they pay it back -- they pay it back out of taxes!!  Sometimes they don't pay it back, they just replace the old loan with a new one.  On the stock market, such securities slashed investments are generally referred to as " gilts".  Meaning "gilt-edged securities ".
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    Tim46 

    answered 10 months ago

      Customs duties and excise taxes
      direct and indirect taxes
      state owned enterprises
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      Guest

      Guest 

      answered 5 months ago

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