B Match the economic terms (1 - 6) to their definitions ( a - f).

1 foreign debt b) money that a country owes to lenders abroad

2 public expenditure a) the total amount of money spent by a government on schools, roads, the army, etc.

3 recession f) a period when tra de and business activity decreases

4 subsidies e) money that a government pays to make something cheaper to buy

5 trade deficit d) situation when a country pays more money for imports than it gets from exports

6 trade surplus c) situation when a country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from other countries