2199 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from 11th FC Digitised, published by fincomindia.nic.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 866 of the 2199 pairs (39.4%) are explanatory questions and 1333 restate a figure. 99.23% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What has been described as a 'ticking time bomb' in the public sector? | the ballooning of pension liabilities of the public sector, a “ticking time bomb”, as some would say | fragmentation of the base of income tax and excise duties. Another is the ballooning of pension liabilities of the public sector, a “ticking time bomb”, as some would say. The former may need a change in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and the latter, some viable scheme of pension funding. | 70 | definition | 1.000 | Another is the ballooning of pension liabilities of the public sector, a “ticking time bomb”, as some would say. | 23 | page=23,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What accompanied the drop to 3.7 per cent in 1998-99? | a price stability not seen before | It fell in 1998-99 to 3.7 per cent. Alongside there was a price stability not seen before. But the fiscal side already contained seeds of instability. | 56 | definition | 1.000 | Alongside there was a price stability not seen before. | 28 | page=28,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What taxes can States levy but are currently underutilized? | a few other taxes which the States can levy but remain unexploited or under exploited | 3.45 There are a few other taxes which the States can levy but remain unexploited or under exploited. Taxation of agricultural incomes is one of them and profession tax is another. | 15 | definition | 1.000 | There are a few other taxes which the States can levy but remain unexploited or under exploited. | 34 | page=34,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the purpose of the computed ratio in measuring fiscal discipline? | used to measure the improvement in the index of fiscal discipline in a reference period in comparison to a base period | For working out this index, we have adopted the improvement in the ratio of own revenue receipts of a State to its total revenue expenditure related to a similar ratio for all States as a criterion for measurement. The ratio so computed is used to measure the improvement in the index of fiscal discipline in a reference period in comparison to a base period. For the base period, we have taken the average for the three-year period from 1990- 91 to 1992-93. | 240 | definition | 1.000 | The ratio so computed is used to measure the improvement in the index of fiscal discipline in a reference period in comparison to a base period. | 64 | page=64,block=2 | 0.850 | valid |
| What situation is described as being similar to Bihar's per capita NPRE in 2000-01? | the case with a few other low income States | For instance, in Bihar the per capita NPRE for the year 2000-01 works out to less than 60 per cent of the average of the general category States. Similar is the case with a few other low income States. Even with the State’s share in Central taxes recommended by the Commission, the per capita revenue capacity of Bihar remains at well below the group average for the year 2000-01. | 157 | definition | 1.000 | Similar is the case with a few other low income States. | 127 | page=127,block=6 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the relationship between Union Territories and the Central Government? | not part of the Central Government | Union Territories are not part of the Central Government. These are separate entities. | 22 | definition | 1.000 | Union Territories are not part of the Central Government. | 174 | page=174,block=28 | 0.850 | valid |
| What criteria were used to make the preliminary evaluation of finances? | made on the basis of past trends as well as certain norms considered desirable for equity and efficiency | In order to ascertain whether any State would require grants-in-aid of revenues to meet their budget gap after taking into account the enhanced devolution of income tax and Union excise duties, the Commission looked into the forecast of revenues and expenditures furnished by the States as well as those of the Centre to make a preliminary assessment of their finances. The assessment was made on the basis of past trends as well as certain norms considered desirable for equity and efficiency. The memoranda received from many of the State governments also urge us to follow the normative approach in our assessment of the revenue gaps of the States. | 389 | definition | 1.000 | The assessment was made on the basis of past trends as well as certain norms considered desirable for equity and efficiency. | 303 | page=303,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What provision was introduced by the Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000? | sharing of the net proceeds of all Union taxes and duties with the State | 1. The second important development related to the enactment of the Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000 by the Parliament which received the assent of the President on June 9, 2000. This amendment provides for sharing of the net proceeds of all Union taxes and duties with the State. It has also drastically changed article 269 of the Constitution, which earlier provided for levy and collection of some taxes by the Government of India but which were assigned to the States. The amendments made in the Constitution necessitated changes in the terms of reference. These were modified by the Presidential Order dated June 19, 2000. By this Order, para 7 of the terms of reference was deleted. This para required the Commission to suggest changes, if any, in the principles governing the devolution amongst the States of the net proceeds of the additional excise duties leviable under the | 219 | definition | 1.000 | This amendment provides for sharing of the net proceeds of all Union taxes and duties with the State. | 10 | page=10,block=12 | 0.700 | |
| What does the primary fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP represent? | the sustainability of current fiscal operations | The fact of the matter is that, no sustained improvement can come about unless the root causes of the malaise that afflicts our public finances are correctly diagnosed and addressed frontally with a carefully designed plan of action. 2. Table 2.1 sets out the budgetary outcomes of the Centre and the States, and also their combined picture in terms of fiscal deficit (FD)1 and revenue deficit (RD) as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the decade of the nineties. The table also gives the ratios of primary or non-interest fiscal deficit (PD) to GDP, another key deficit indicator that reflects the sustainability of current fiscal operations. | 611 | definition | 1.000 | The table also gives the ratios of primary or non-interest fiscal deficit (PD) to GDP, another key deficit indicator that reflects the sustainability of current fiscal operations. | 13 | page=13,block=2 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the meaning of structural deficit in relation to India's budget outcomes? | a product of “the discretionary policy actions of an expansionary fiscal stance of the government” | 2. According to an analysis carried out in the RBI, factors influencing the budget outcomes in India are mainly structural, and not cyclical. Structural deficit, defined as a product of “the discretionary policy actions of an expansionary fiscal stance of the government” measured as a proportion of GDP registered an increase during the 1980s accounting for more than 100 per cent of the FD of the Centre in the late eighties. Following the reforms initiated in the wake of the balance of payments crisis of 1991, the structural deficit went down, yet accounted for over 86 per cent of the FD. Structural factors were found to be dominant in the case of the States also7 . 2. | 173 | definition | 1.000 | Structural deficit, defined as a product of “the discretionary policy actions of an expansionary fiscal stance of the government” measured as a proportion of GDP registered an increase during the 1980s accounting for more than 100 per cent of the FD of the Centre in the late eighties. | 16 | page=16,block=2 | 0.700 |
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