Tax 'expenditure' refers to:
AGovernment collection costs
BRevenue foregone by granting exemptions/reliefsCORRECT
CTax-officer wages
DRefunds
ACCATaxation
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Tax expenditures are revenues effectively 'spent' through preferences/exemptions — fiscal cost akin to subsidies.
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