If a government shows the fiscal deficit of $ 40,000 billion the revenue expenditure on the interest payment is $12000 billion how much is the primary deficit?

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If a government shows the fiscal deficit of $ 40,000 billion the revenue expenditure on the interest payment is  $12000 billion how much is the primary deficit?

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