Q. With reference to government receipts, consider the following statements:
1. Revenue receipts include incomes like taxes, non-tax revenues, and foreign grants that do not create future financial liabilities.
2. Non-revenue receipts include borrowings which are not considered income but increase the government’s financial liabilities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Quarterly-SFG-Jan-to-March
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[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C
Notes:

Explanation:

  • Revenue receipts refer to the government’s earnings that do not create any liability or reduce assets, such as tax income, non-tax income, and foreign grants.
  • Non-revenue receipts include borrowings (both domestic and external) which are not income and increase the government’s financial liabilities, hence classified separately.

Source- TMH Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh


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