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Federal Transfers and the Tax efforts of the States in India

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  • K., Jothi Sivagnanam
  • M., Naganathan

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The paper has examined the the impact of federal fiscal transfers on the budget of the state (sub-central) governments in India. The relationship between the federal fiscal transfers and the tax efforts of the 14 major Indian states have been anlysed for fifteen years (from 1970-71 to 1984-85)through a panel dadat set. Fixed efeect model and its variants have been employed. The study found that the federal transfers have dampaned the tax efforts of states in India. Hence, a hiher weightaege for the 'tax effort criterion' has been suggested in the vertical devolution formula of the Indian Finance Commission to ensure efficiency.

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  • K., Jothi Sivagnanam & M., Naganathan, 1999. "Federal Transfers and the Tax efforts of the States in India," MPRA Paper 3208, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:3208
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    Cited by:

    1. Damodar Nepram, 2011. "State-Level Value Added Tax and Its Revenue Implications in India," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 5(2), pages 245-265, May.
    2. World Bank, 2004. "Stabilization and Fiscal Empowerment : The Twin Challenges Facing India's States, Volume 2. Detailed Report," World Bank Publications - Reports 16775, The World Bank Group.
    3. Garg, Sandya & Ashima Goyal & Rupayan Pal, 2014. "Why tax effort falls short of capacity in Indian states: A Stochastic frontier approach," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2014-032, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.

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    Keywords

    Federal Transfers; Tax Efforts; Fiscal Federalism in India; Efficiency; Vertical fiscal balance;
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    JEL classification:

    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

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