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Fiscal Policy

What is Fiscal Policy? Fiscal Policy deals with the revenue and expenditure policy of the Govt. The word fiscal has
been derived from the word ‘fisk’ which means public treasury or Govt funds.

Latest Update about Fiscal Policy of India:

1. The Union Budget 2021 has signalled the emphasis on the Development Financial Institutions (DFIs)
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creation for the revival of the economy.
2. The establishment of the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) has been proposed in the Union Budget 2021
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Objectives of Fiscal Policy

The following are the objectives of the Fiscal Policy:

1. Higher Economic Growth

2. Price Stability
3. Reduction in Inequality

The above objectives are met in the following ways:

1. Consumption Control – This way, the ratio of savings to income is raised.

2. Raising the rate of investment.
3. Taxation, infrastructure development.
4. Imposition of progressive taxes.
5. Exemption from the taxes provided to the vulnerable classes.
6. Heavy taxation on luxury goods.
7. Discouraging unearned income.

What are the components of Fiscal Policy?

There are three components of the Fiscal Policy of India:

1. Government Receipts
2. Government Expenditure
3. Public Debt

Aspirants should note that all the receipts and expenditures of the government are credited and debited from the
following:

1. Consolidated Fund of India

2. Contingency Fund of India
3. Public Account of India

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Government Receipts
The categorisation of the government receipts is given below:

1. Revenue Receipt

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Tax Revenue
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
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Fees
License and Permits
Fines and Penalties, etc
2. Capital Receipt
Loans Recovery
Disinvestments
Borrowing and other liabilities

Debt Trap – Situation where the borrower has to borrow again for the payment of an instalment on the previous debt.
A borrower unable to meet debt service obligations without borrowing is known to be in a debt trap.

Direct Tax Code Bill 2010

It hasn’t been implemented yet. The bill seeks to replace the following taxes:

1. Income Tax Act of 1961

2. Wealth Tax Act of 1957

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Disinvestment
When the government sells or liquidates its assets of Central Public Sector Enterprises, State Public Sector
Enterprises or other assets; it is referring to disinvestment. This approach caters to the objective of fiscal burden
reduction.

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Government Expenditure
There are two classifications of public expenditure:

1. Revenue Expenditure – It is a recurring expenditure:

Interest Payments
Defence Expenses
Salaries to Central Government employees, etc are examples of  revenue expenditure
2. Capital Expenditure – It is a non-recurring expenditure
Loans repayments
Loans to public enterprises, etc.

Candidates must note that plan and non-plan expenditure have been scrapped with the abolishing of the Planning
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What is Fiscal Consolidation?

The measures that are taken to improve the fiscal deficit comes under the process of fiscal consolidation. Through
fiscal consolidation, the government tries for:

1. Improvement in revenue receipts

2. Better alignment in the public expenditure

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The government introduced the FRBM Act aiming for fiscal consolidation. Read about it below:

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA), 2003

The objective of this FRBM Act is to impose fiscal discipline on the government.

It means fiscal policy should be conducted in a disciplined manner or a responsible manner i.e. government deficits
or borrowings should be kept within reasonable limits and the government should plan its expenditure in accordance
with its revenues so that the borrowing should be within limits.

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Fiscal Federalism
It refers to the distribution of resource between centre and states.

The distribution of taxes between centre and states is mentioned in the 7th schedule of the Indian constitution
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Union List
State List
Concurrent List

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FAQ about Fiscal Policy India

Who prepares fiscal policy in India?
Ministry of Finance formulates the fiscal policy.

What are the three types of fiscal policy?

There are three types of fiscal policy.They are neutral policy, expansionary policy,and contractionary policy.

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