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Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Project leader M.C. Purohit
Additional excise duty in lieu of sales tax (AEDILST) has been a bone of contention between the Centre and the States. This study (i) assesses revenue loss to the States through exemptions under AEDILST; (ii) examines the rationale for these exemptions; and (iii) makes recommendations for policy on these items particularly with regard to the tax treatment of tobacco, khandsari and textiles.

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor Planning Commission
Project leader Sudipto Mundle, M. Govinda Rao
Subsidies given by the Central Government and the fourteen major States in 1987-88 are quantified in this pioneering study. The volume of subsidies in the year was estimated at Rs 42324 crore which found about 14 per cent of GDP. The other important finding is that cost recovery in economic services is about 30 to 40 per cent while that in social services is under 4 per cent. The share of the rural sector in total subsidies is conservatively estimated to lie between a third and a half of total subsidies. .

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor ICSSR
Project leader M. Govinda Rao, Raja J. Chelliah
The survey summarizes important contributions on the theory of multi-level finance and critically analyses the academic and official literature on fiscal federalism in India. Intergovernmental transfers made by the Finance Commission, the Planning Commission and various Central ministries through central sector and centrally sponsored schemes are evaluated in terms of their efficiency and equity implications. The survey also draws attention to important topics for future research in this area.

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor NIPFP (SFU)
Project leader M. Govinda Rao
Other faculty V.B. Tulasidhar
Emerging trends in public expenditure classified according to economic and functional categories are studied. The analysis highlights the spectacular growth, particularly during the 1980's, of real government expenditure. Current expenditure grew faster than capital expenditure. Furthermore, growth of capital expenditure on economic services - particularly at the State level decelerated in the 1980s as compared to the 1970s.

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor Ministry of Finance, Government of India
Project leader Shyam Nath, A. Bagchi
Consultants/Other authors Shekhar Mehta
This study was undertaken to examine the practices in the States levying entry tax - that is whether they confirm to sound principles of taxation - to evolve principles for reforming the entry tax structure and also to suggest norms for utilization of tax proceeds.

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor NIPFP (MIPU)
Project leader B.N. Goldar
These study estimates and analyses effective incentives to production in the Indian aluminium industry. The estimates of effective rates of protection for 1980, 1983 and 1986-1988, show that while the production of alumina from bauxite is protected. The production of aluminium from alumina has a negative rate of effective protection. An analysis of the investment behavior of aluminium companies shows that investment was more responsive to changes in demand than to the financial environment.

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor Ministry of Industry
Project leader B.N. Goldar
Other faculty A.V.L. Narayana
Consultants/Other authors Hasheem N. Saleem
Nominal rates of protection for the manufacturing sector in India have been estimated taking into account various customs duty concessions. The structure of protection is also compared to those prevailing in selected other developing countries. The study covers the 1980's.

Completion date जनवरी., 1991
Sponsor Ministry of Industry
Project leader B.N. Goldar
Consultants/Other authors Hasheem N. Saleem
This study estimates effective rates of protection (ERPs) for the manufacturing sector in India for the year 1980-81, 1983-84 and 1989-90 using an input-output framework. Reasons for variation of ERPs across sectors of the economy have been analyzed using sector specific variables. A comparison of ERPs in India with those in other developing countries has also been made.

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