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1.
Primary deficit in a government budget equals: (Choose the correct alternative)
Interest payments
Interest payments less borrowings
Borrowings less interest payments
None of the above
2.
Which one of these is a revenue expenditure?
Purchase of shares
Loans advanced
Subsidies
Expenditure on acquisition of land
3.
Interest payments are subtracted from which deficit to arrive at Primary Deficit:
Revenue Deficit
Capital Deficit
Fiscal Deficit
None
4.
Subsidies are an example of:
Revenue Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
Plan Expenditure
None of them
5.
Which of the following statement is true?
Loans from IMF is a Revenue Receipt.
Higher revenue deficit necessarily leads to higher fiscal deficit.
Borrowing by a government represents a situation of fiscal deficit.
Revenue deficit is the excess of capital receipts over the revenue receipts.
6.
A Government budget is prepared for a fiscal year running from:
Jan 1st to December 31st
April 1st to December 31st
April 1st to March 31st
January 1st to April 30th
7.
Fiscal deficit is equal to----------
total expenditure
total receipts
capital receipts
borrowings
8.
------------- taxes do not depend on the level of income.
Direct
Indirect
Progressive
Lump sum
9.
----------- is the year which begins on 1st April and ends on 31st March of the following year
Current year
Fiscal year
New year
None of the these
10.
How government reallocates the resources and redistributes the income through Budget?
11.
What is debt trap?Suggest measures to control such situation.
12.
Distinguish between capital expenditure and revenue expenditure.
13.
Explain how the government budget can help in fair distribution of income in an economy?
14.
Public goods are provided by the government, is it necessary?
15.
How can surplus budget be used during inflation?
16.
Why is entertainment tax an indirect tax?
17.
Calculate revenue deficit from the following data:
18.
A government budget shows a primary deficit of Rs 6500 crore.The revenue expenditure on interest payments is Rs 400 crore.How much is the fiscal deficit?
19.
What will be the effect of reduction of subsidies on fiscal deficit?
20.
Between direct and indirect tax, which should be used more for equitable distribution of income and why?
21.
. Why is sales tax treated as revenue receipt?
22.
Define fiscal deficit in a government budget.
23.
What is a tax?
24.
Explain the role the government can play through the budget in influencing allocation of resources.
1.
(c)
Borrowings less interest payments
2.
(c)
Subsidies
3.
(c)
Fiscal Deficit
4.
(a)
Revenue Expenditure
5.
(c)
Borrowing by a government represents a situation of fiscal deficit.
6.
(c)
April 1st to March 31st
7.
(d)
borrowings
8.
(d)
Lump sum
9.
(b)
Fiscal year
10.
1. Reallocation of resources:-
In case, the market economy fails or does not achieve the desired social objectives, the government has to interfere through budget and reallocate resources accordingly. Through its budgetary policy, the government of a country directs the allocation of resources in a manner such that there is a balance between the goals of profit maximization and social welfare. Production of goods which are injurious to health is discouraged through heavy taxation. On the other hand, production of 'socially useful goods' is encouraged through subsidies.
2. Redistribution of Income: - Every economy strives to attain a society, where inequality of income and wealth should be minimum. In order to achieve this objective through govt. budget the government spends sufficient money on social security schemes, economic subsidies and public works etc.
11.
Debt trap refers to a situation in which government borrows new funds to pay previous loan or to pay interest on previous loans, this creates a trap for the government and burden of future payments mounts up.In order to solve this problem
government may resort to disinvestment or may reduce wasteful expenditures like unnecessary subsidies,etc.,
12.
| Basis | Revenue expenditure | Capital expenditure |
| Meaning | These are those expenditures of government which neither cause increase in government assets nor cause any reduction in government liabilities. | It is the expenditure which leads to either increase in government assets or reduction in government liabilities. |
| Purpose | It is spent on normal functioning of government departments and various provisions. | It is spent on acquisition of assets,repayment of borrowings and granting of loans and advances. |
| Nature | It is a recurring expenditure. | It is non-recurring expenditure. |
| Example | Expenditure on old age pensions,expense on administrative services,expense on national security.expense on health and education.etc. | Expenditure on the construction of national highways.repayment of government loans, establishment of factories |
13.
Even distribution of income, objective wealth and social welfare is one of the objective of budgetary policy.The government uses progressive taxation policy to reduce the inequalities of income and wealth in the country.people with higher incomes are levied higher rate of tax and people with lower income are levied lower rate of tax.people with income below a certain limit are not levied any direct tax altogether.
14.
Public goods are those goods and services for which consumption by some individuals, do not reduce the amount available to others. Example parks, roads. People receive benefits from public good but do not pay for them. Such a good can be produced only by governmentvalu
15.
In case of surplus budget, government is taking more money from the economy than injecting into it. It results in a fall in aggregate demand which is considered good to check inflation.
16.
Entertainment tax is an indirect tax, as the liability to pay this tax is of the industry which entertains, like the cinema industry, but it shifts the burden of this tax on the customers i.e. cinema-viewers
17.
| S.No. | Items | Rs(in crore) |
| (i) | Revenue receipts | 50000 |
| (ii) | Revenue expenditure | 60000 |
Revenue Deficit
= Revenue receipts - Revenue receipts
= 60000-50000= Rs 1000 crore
18.
Fiscal Deficit = Primary Deficit + Interest Payment =6500+400=Rs 6900 crore
19.
( )
It will reduce the Revenue expenditure and hence fiscal deficit will also be reduced
20.
( )
Direct tax as it is progressive in nature
21.
( )
Because sales tax neither create a liability for the govt nor reduces assets of the govt.
22.
( )
Fiscal deficit refers to the excess of total expenditure over the sum of revenue
receipts and non-debt capital receipts.
23.
( )
A tax is a legally compulsory payment imposed on the people by the government.
24.
Government can, through the budget, influence allocation of resources via the market mechanism, with the help of taxes, subsidies and by direct participation in production. Production units which produce harmful products like liquor, cigarettes, pan masala etc. can be heavily taxed. Tax concessions and subsidies should be given to encourage those production units which produce products that are useful for the masses.
Government can also directly produce goods and services which are normally ignored by the private sector, on account of lack of enough profit from their production.
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