Give meanings of Capital receipts and Revenue receipts with an example of each.

Sandeep Garg Macroeconomics Class 12 Solutions Circular flow of Income – Short Questions – Q.12 Give meanings of Capital receipts and Revenue receipts with an example of each.

Solution:-

Revenue receipts: – Revenue receipts are those recurring receipts for the Government which neither results in reduction of its assets nor an increase in its liabilities. For example, taxes, fines received by government.

Capital Receipts: – Capital receipts are those estimated non-recurring receipts for the government which results in reduction of its assets or an increment in its Liabilities. For example, Sale of Government land and borrowings by government.

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• Explain the ‘allocation of resources’ objective of Government budget.
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• Distinguish between Direct Tax and Indirect Tax
• Explain with the help of suitable examples the basis of classifying taxes into direct and indirect taxes
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• Give meanings of Capital receipts and Revenue receipts with an example of each.