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Question

Who had suggested an imposition of "expenditure tax" in India for the first time?

  1. Kalecki
  2. Kaldor
  3. R.J. Chelliah
  4. Gautam Mathur

Answer:

Option B: Kaldor

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kaldor”.

Nicholas Kaldor, who conducted a survey for the Indian Ministry of Finance in 1956, was the first to suggest an expenditure tax in India.