Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Discuss the issue of deficit reduction.
Advertisements
Solution
The ways of government budget deficit reduction are the following :-
(i) Decreasing expenditure
(ii) Increasing revenue
(i) Decreasing expenditure :-
a) The expenditure of government should be decreased by making government activities more planned and effective.
b) The government can encourage private sector to undertake capital projects.
(ii) Increasing revenue :-
a) Higher taxes imply higher income earned by the government. Also, new taxes may add to the revenues of the government.
b) The government can sell shares of Public Sector Undertakings (PSU disinvestment) to increase its revenue.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain 'Revenue Deficit in a Government budget? What does it indicate?
Consider an economy described by the following functions:- C = 20 + 0.80Y, I = 30, G = 50, TR = 100, calculate the effect on output of a 10 per cent increase in transfers, and a 10 per cent increase in lump-sum taxes. Compare the effects of the two.
Suppose marginal propensity to consume is 0.75 and there is a 20 per cent proportional income tax. Find the change in equilibrium income for the following (a) Government purchases increase by 20 (b) Transfers decrease by 20.
Are fiscal deficits inflationary?
Classify the following statement into positive economic or normative economic, with suitable reason:
Government should try to control the rising fiscal deficit.
Fiscal deficit = ______.
The primary deficit in a government budget is ______.
Which of the following statement is true?
Assertion (A): Fiscal deficit is measured in terms of borrowings.
Reason (R): External borrowings increases the Fiscal deficit.
Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct alternatives given below:
Statement 1: Fiscal Deficit = Total Budget Expenditure - Total Budget Receipts (Net of borrowing)
Statement 2: Primary Deficit = Fiscal Deficit + Interest Payments.
When the revenue receipts are less than the revenue expenditures in a government budget, this shortfall is termed as
How do we get the primary deficit from the fiscal deficit?
Which of the following statements is true?
Fiscal deficit equals:
The shape of average revenue curve in monopoly is ______
A Budget Deficit refers to a situation where:
A Revenue Deficit occurs when:
If Total Expenditure is ₹1,200 crore, Revenue Receipts are ₹800 crore and Non-Debt Creating Capital Receipts are ₹100 crore, the Fiscal Deficit equals:
The Primary Deficit is always smaller than the Fiscal Deficit because:
