Practicing Success
'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 ? |
Allocation function Redistribution function Stabilisation function Management of public enterprises |
Redistribution function |
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. |