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Direct & Indirect
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Tax .means charge
A tax is a compulsory payment from a
person to the govt to defray theexpenses incurred in the commoninterest of all without reference tospecial benefits conferred
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The main purpose is revenue: taxes raise
money to spend on roads, schools and
hospitals, and on more.
indirect government functions like market
regulation or justice systems.
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What are Direct Taxes?
informal sense
A direct tax is one paid directly to the government by the
person on whom it is imposed.
Direct taxes include Income and Property taxes etc.
Direct Taxes
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Who pays direct taxes?
A direct tax is borne entirely by the entity that pays it.
It can not passed on to another entity.
Unlike taxes on consumer spending items.
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Why impose direct taxes?
To raise tax revenue to support government activities.
It influences on foreign direct investment (FDI).
Its burden is not transfer to common people.
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Argument against direct taxes?
Higher direct taxes have regressive effects on investment.
High rate of income tax reduce the real income of a
person.
It influences on living standard of people.
Loss of economic welfare.
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What are indirect Taxes?
Indirect taxes are takes on
Supplier in the market which effect their cost of
production and therefore effect market supply at each
price.
Taxes on specific items on consumers spending.
Indirect Taxes
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Who pays indirect taxes?
The burden of all indirect taxes can be passed on by the
producer to the consumer.
This depends on the price elasticity of demand and supply.
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Why impose indirect taxes?
To raise tax revenue to fund government spending.
To change the level and pattern of demand for different
goods and services.
Indirect taxes are flexible easy to change.
Also hard to avoid.
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Argument against indirect taxes?
Many indirect taxes have regressive effects on low-
income consumers.
Higher indirect taxes can cause inflation.
Harmful for economic activities because of higher prices
and reduced output.
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Equality or Equity
Certainty
Productivity Simplicity
Elasticity
Diversity
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It should be balanced combination.
It should ensure maximum social
advantage It should be an efficient instrument for
the reduction of economic inequalities
an effective instrument of economicgrowth
..socially advantageous
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Progressive ,proportional,regressive,degressive tax
Merits and demerits of taxes Difference between public and private
finance