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Option 3 : 1 and 3 only
The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.
- Fiscal Deficit is defined as the difference between the total revenue and total expenditure.
- Subsidies are a major component of government spending, and their reduction reduces the fiscal deficit. (Hence statement 3 is correct)
- Revenue expenditure neither creates assets nor reduces the liability of the government. Unnecessary revenue expenditure increases the fiscal deficit. Hence reducing revenue expenditure has a very large effect on the fiscal deficit. (Hence statement 1 is correct)
- Introducing new welfare schemes neither creates assets nor reduces the liability of the government and will further enhance the fiscal deficit. (Hence statement 2 is incorrect)
- Reducing import duty will reduce tax revenue and thus increases the fiscal deficit. (Hence statement 4 is incorrect)
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