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A Frontier Approach To Income Tax Revenue Efficiency In Select Indian States

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The study attempts to measure the income tax revenue efficiency of 17 major states of India for the period 1989-90 to 2001-02, using a stochastic frontier approach, such that the efficiency varies across both time and states. It is found that inefficiency effects are certainly playing a highly significant role in the income tax revenue collection for various Indian states over the years. The income tax rate and exemption limit have a negative effect over income tax revenue, whereas real personal income and tax base have a positive one on revenue. The determinants of revenue inefficiency have also been found, among which literacy rate and economic crimes appear to play a signicant role. Finally, it has also been checked whether the inefficiency rankings of various states during the time period under analysis show convergence. It is found that the null hypothesis of no association between ranks of different years is decisively rejected implying that the poor performing states are not improving over the years.

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  • Nitin Kumar, 2006. "A Frontier Approach To Income Tax Revenue Efficiency In Select Indian States," The IUP Journal of Public Finance, IUP Publications, vol. 0(4), pages 22-37, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:icf:icfjpf:v:04:y:2006:i:4:p:22-37
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