The recovery of a loan previously given by a State Government to a public body is classified as a:

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ARevenue receipt

BCapital receipt

CFinancial asset

DLiability

Answer:

The recovery of the principal amount of a loan reduces the government's assets (the outstanding debt from the public body), thus it is a capital receipt.

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