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Question
How does the state fulfil the following socio-economic objective?
Reducing income inequality.
Answer in Brief
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Solution
- Income inequality is very harmful to the society as a whole. The state can reduce income inequality through the system of progressive taxation, nationalisation of private industries and also by providing free education and medical facilities to the poor.
- By setting up public sector enterprises, the government can generate lots of new jobs for the unemployed.
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