A payment made by the government to the tax-payers to enable them to sell some goods at a lower price.
Subsidy
Fees
Direct tax
Indirect tax
Subsidy is a payment made by the government to the tax payers to enable them to sell some goods at a lower price.
21. Consider the following statements regarding Tax Expenditure: 1. It is the expenditure incurred by the Government in the collection of taxes. 2. It shows the extent of indirect subsidy enjoyed by the tax payers in the country. 3. Tax Expenditure shows the opportunity cost of taxing at concessional rates, or the opportunity cost of giving exemptions. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?