Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Macro Economics: Government Budget and Economy

Question:

'The government sector affects disposable income of households by making transfers and collecting taxes'.

The above statement refers to which objective of teh government budget ?

Options:

Allocation function

Redistribution function

Stabilisation function

Management of public enterprises

Correct Answer:

Redistribution function

Explanation:

The correct answer is option (2) : Redistribution function

Redistribution Function of Government Budget: The total national income of the country goes to either the private sector, that is, firms and households (known as private income) or the government (known as public income). Out of private income, what finally reaches the households is known as personal income and the amount that can be spent is the personal disposable income. The government sector affects the personal disposable income of households by making transfers and collecting taxes. It is through this that the government can change the distribution of income and bring about a distribution that is considered ‘fair’ by society. This is the redistribution function.