Fiscal reforms are concerned with the reforms initiated in government's taxation and public expenditure policies.
The following reforms were introduced in this category:
- The fiscal reforms simplified the tax structure and lowered the rates of taxation. The maximum rate of income tax was brought down to 30% from 51%.
- The rates of various indirect taxes, such as custom duty, excise duty, etc were reduced considerably.
- The government decided to reduce subsidies so that it can control expenditure.
- Conscious efforts were made by the government to control its expenditure so that a mounting deficit could be controlled.
These measures helped to reduce tax evasion and increased government's revenues. By controlling its expenditure and by increasing revenues, the government succeeded to a certain extent in controlling the budget deficit.