If the deficit is 0.08 times GDP, the existing debt—GDP ratio is 0.8, and the growth rate of nominal GDP is 0.05, then the change in the debt—GDP ratio is

A) +0.08
B) +0.04.
C) 0.
D) -0.08.


B

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