Argentina's Persistent Primary Deficit (1960-1990)
For the three decades between 1960 and 1990, Argentina's government consistently operated with a primary deficit, where its expenditures, excluding interest payments, were greater than its tax revenues. This fiscal imbalance typically amounted to 3-4% of the nation's GDP. This long period of deficits was later followed by more than a decade of primary surpluses.
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