Result: a black market in official government receipts with special stamps.

The annual government "deficit" is the difference between government receipts and spending.

This is a projection and is subject to change based on government receipts and other factors during the next three months.

Central government current receipts in October were 9.1% lower than in the same month a year ago, while current spending was 10.2% higher.

Instead, what governments measure as "the" deficit is entirely a result of the language they use to label government receipts and payments.

In 2006 out of €287 billion "general government" receipts, €3.68 billion was collected as wealth tax.

This estimate is subject to change depending on the performance of the economy, government receipts, and other factors.

Income tax is by far the most important direct tax, alone contributing almost 26% of government receipts.

They total some 38.7bn in 1992/93 and provide around 16.8% of government receipts.

We now find ourselves in a situation in which government receipts will decline for cyclical reasons.