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प्रश्न
Briefly explain why direct taxes foster civic consciousness among people.
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उत्तर
- Direct taxes create a spirit of civic responsibility amongst the tax-payers.
- Since the tax-payers provide the funds from their own pockets to the government, they take keen interest in seeing that these funds are properly utilised.
- This public awareness plays an important role in checking the wastage of public expenditure.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following is an advantage of direct taxes?
A policy under which the government uses its expenditure and revenue to produce desirable effect and avoid undesirable effects on the national income, production and employment. This defines ______.
Match the following:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Direct tax | (i) | Tax rate increases with tax base |
| B. | Indirect tax | (ii) | Tax rate remains constant |
| C. | Proportional tax | (iii) | Imposed on goods and services |
| D. | Progressive tax | (iv) | Impact and incidence lie on the same person |
Citing reason state the advantage of a direct tax over an indirect tax.
Explain the term proportional taxation.
An indirect tax can be made progressive by imposing higher tax rates on luxuries. Justify the above statement.
How does the state fulfil the following socio-economic objective?
Promoting industrial growth.
State the four merits of a direct tax.
Give two examples of direct taxes.
Citing reasons state the superiority of Progressive tax over regressive tax.
