The "Official Measure" of the Deficit (The One Reported by the Government)

Multiple Choice

The "official measure" of the deficit (the one reported by the government) :

A) overestimates the real budget deficit whenever the inflation rate is positive.
B) tells us the change in government nominal debt.
C) is equal to nominal interest payments on the debt plus the primary deficit.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.