Budget Variance Analysis & a Fiscal Rules Check
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In this lesson
You compare Valdoria's 2026 spending outturn with the budget line by line, flag variances beyond tolerance, compute the deficit as % of GDP and test it against the deficit rule.
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- Government Revenue & Spending by Category, as % of GDP Locked
- Primary vs Overall Budget Balance Locked
- Debt Dynamics: d(t) = d(t−1)·(1+r)/(1+g) − pb Locked
- The Debt-Stabilising Primary Surplus Locked
- Progressive Income Tax: Marginal vs Average Rates with a Bracket Table Locked
- Tax Buoyancy, Tax Elasticity & a Revenue Forecast Locked
- Public Investment Appraisal: Social NPV & the Discount Rate Locked
- Budget Variance Analysis & a Fiscal Rules Check Locked