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Determinants of Stamp Duty Revenue in Indian States

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  • Vivekananda Mukherjee

    (Vivekananda Mukherjee, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. E-mail: mukherjeevivek@homail.com)

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This article exploits a panel data set from 18 Indian states over the period between 1993–1994 and 2009–2010 and identifies a set of parameters significantly affecting stamp duty revenue collection in the states. It turns out that among all the parameters, the per capita income of the state has the most significant impact on stamp duty revenue collection. The administrative reforms at the states’ stamp duty and registration departments, like introduction of franking machines and e-governance, have a positive impact on stamp duty revenue collection as well. It is found that the central government’s choice of capital gains tax rate creates an externality on stamp duty revenue collection in the states. The results are used to critically assess the policy of lowering of stamp duty rates and introducing administrative reforms as part of the Urban Reform Incentive Fund implemented by the central government since 2003–2004 (later subsumed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)). JEL Classification: H21, H71, H77, C33

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  • Vivekananda Mukherjee, 2013. "Determinants of Stamp Duty Revenue in Indian States," South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, , vol. 2(1), pages 33-58, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:smppub:v:2:y:2013:i:1:p:33-58
    DOI: 10.1177/2277978713482202
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    1. Nayudu, A. Sri Hari, 2019. "Tax Revenue Efficiency of Indian States: The case of Stamp Duty and Registration Fees," Working Papers 19/278, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.

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    Keywords

    Housing market; stamp duty; vertical externality; administrative reforms; panel data regression;
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    JEL classification:

    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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