In Comparing the Changes in Actual Budget Surplus and the Structural

Multiple Choice

In comparing the changes in actual budget surplus and the structural surplus between 1993 and 1999, it is clear that the

A) actual surplus rose less than the structural surplus.
B) actual surplus and the structural surplus rose about the same.
C) actual surplus rose much more than the structural surplus.
D) tax increases of 1993 decreased the structural surplus more than they decreased the actual surplus.