Transfer payments are not included in GDP calculations because:

Transfer payments are not included in GDP calculations because:

a. Transfer payments do not include movements of income between countries so they should only be included in foreign country GDP’s
b. Transfer payments come from taxes and government expenditures so they are already included in government purchases
c. Transfer payments are simply transfers of income from one group to another and not a purchase of a new good or service
d. None of the above because transfer payments are included in GDP