(ii) Giving reasons, classify the following as direct and indirect taxes:
i. Income Tax
ii. Goods and Services Tax
iii. Corporate Tax
iv. Capital Gains Tax
Reason for this:
A large fiscal deficit means large amount of borrowings. This creates a large burden of repayment of loans in future and interest payments. More interest payments will increase revenue expenditure. Hence, revenue deficit in future will increase.
(ii) i. It is a direct tax as its impact and incidence lie on the same person.
ii. It is an indirect tax as its impact and incidence lie on different persons.
iii. It is a direct tax as its impact and incidence lie on the same person.
iv. It is a direct tax as its impact and incidence lie on the same person.