UPSC General Studies Solved Paper - General Studies-2017

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    What is/are the most likely advantages of implementing 'Goods and Services Tax (GST)'?
    1. It will replace multiple taxes collected by multiple authorities and will thus create a single market in India.
    2. It will drastically reduce the 'Current Account Deficit' of India and will enable it to increase its foreign exchange reserves.
    3. It will enormously increase the growth and size of economy of India and will enable it to overtake China in the near future.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    A)  Only 1 

    B)  2 and 3  

    C)  1 and 3           

    D)         1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Exp. [a] 1. Indeed one nation one market is the main theme on which GST is based.
    2. GST may improve effeciency, may reduce domestic cost of manufacturing and thereby will help export, but idea of drastic reduction is not correct.
    3. China is also competing the proceess of integrating indirect taxes at same time, so the comptitive effect will be nullified.
    Hence overtaking China will require much more reforms.


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