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Fiscal Policy Issues for India after the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2010)
Kumar, Rajiv; Soumya, Alamuru - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The need for fiscal consolidation and sustainability is one of the key macroeconomic issues confronting Indian economy. This paper attempts to understand India’s current fiscal situation, its likely future development, and its impact on the economy in the context of a weak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278027
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Fiscal Policy Issues for India after the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2010)
Kumar, Rajiv; Soumya, Alamuru - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The need for fiscal consolidation and sustainability is one of the key macroeconomic issues confronting Indian economy. This paper attempts to understand India’s current fiscal situation, its likely future development, and its impact on the economy in the context of a weak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278122
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Gems in LGU Fiscal Management : a Compilation of Good Practices
Manasan, Rosario G.; Villanueva, Eden C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Recognizing that the lack of financial resources to support the provision of basic services and to fund local development plans is a critical concern at the local level to attain improvements in key human development outcomes, the paper discusses the different sources of LGU revenues, both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363496
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A Rapid Appraisal of The Implementation of the 2005 Direct Cash Transfer Program in Indonesia : A Case Study in Five Kabupaten/Kota
Hastuti; Sumarto, Sudarno; Toyamah, Nina; Usman, Syaikhu; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This report is the result of a rapid assessment of the first phase of the direct cash transfer program that is one part of the fuel subsidy reduction compensation program that is provided to poor households. The early observation and assessment of the administration of this program was needed in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363531
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Determining General and Specific Purpose Transfers : An Integrated Approach
Saraf, Richa; Srivastava, D.K. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This study attempts to provide an alternative methodology to calculate the horizontal equalization transfers. This methodology follows the Australian horizontal equalization principle using a panel model methodology where both revenue and expenditure side considerations are involved. First, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363735
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Reforming Indirect Taxes in India : Role of Environmental Taxes
Srivastava, D K; Rao, C Bhujanga - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Extensive reforms of Indias indirect taxes at the central and the state levels has prepared the necessary ground for the implementation of a comprehensive goods and services tax (GST). The Empowered Committee of the State Finance Ministers in their First Discussion Paper and the Thirteenth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363778
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Goods and Services Tax for India
Rao, R. Kavita - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Indirect taxes on goods and services at the state level constitute 85 percent of own tax revenue of the state governments of which sales tax alone accounts for 61 percent. A change in regime in recent times from cascading types sales taxes to taxes based on input-tax credit within taxation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363957
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Financing Strategy for Achievement of the MDGs and Implementation of the Tenth Five Year Plan
Rao, M. Govinda; Seth, Anuradha; Rinzin, Chewang - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This report presents an analysis of the strategy required to generate the required resources for investment in various services necessary to achieve the MDGs. The analysis attempts to quantify the fiscal space to finance the MDGs and identify the necessary fiscal reforms required to finance the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365450
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The Nature and Role of the Civil Service in Japanese Government Decision-making
Okubo, Kazumasa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
between politicians and civil servants. To this end, principal-agent analysis is useful, but questions remain as to who is the … principal has varied from time to time and from event to event and politicians have always competed with each other to be the … have enormous power to influence politicians and are able to neglect their minister's instructions. By providing an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365046
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Empirical Analyses of U.S. Congressional Voting on Recent FTA Bills
Im, Hyejoon; Sun, Hankyoung - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper discusses what political and economic factors affect house representatives voting behavior on free trade agreement (FTA) implementation bills in the 108th and 109th Congresses in the U.S. using a simultaneous probit-tobit model that consists of contribution equations and voting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365054