Explain the allocation function of a government budget.
CBSE OUTSIDE DELHI - SET 1 2010
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Govt. uses budgetary policy to allocate resources. This is done by imposing higher rate of taxation on goods whose production is to be discouraged and subsidies provided on goods whose production is to be promoted.
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