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PT – Aug 2022 – L2 – Q1b – Overview of the Ghanaian Tax System and Fiscal Policy

State five conditions that justify deficit financing by the government.

Deficit financing is the budgetary situation where government expenditure is higher than government revenue. It is a practice adopted for financing the excess expenditure with external funding. Most governments both in the developed and developing world are having deficit budgets, and these deficits are often financed through borrowing.

Required:
State FIVE (5) conditions that would make it necessary for a government to support its budget through deficit financing. (5 marks)

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AT – Nov 2015 – L3 – Q3a – International taxation

Explanation of public sector debt and objectives of public debt management.

It is the opinion of some people that borrowing by government may be a better option in some cases than the imposition of taxes as taxes have the potential of creating resentment and upheavals during a period of economic difficulties.

i. Explain fully what Public Sector Debt is.
(5 marks)

ii. What are the objectives of Public Debt Management?

(4 marks)

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AT – Nov 2017 – L3 – Q1c – Tax administration in Ghana

Evaluating the impact of government borrowing on production capacity, consumption, distribution of wealth, and income levels.

Evaluate the impact of government borrowing (i.e., public debts) on:

  1. production capacity of the government,
  2. consumption,
  3. distribution of wealth
  4. level of income in an economy. (4 marks)

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AT – May 2017 – L3 – Q1b – Tax administration in Ghana

Define public debt and discuss its general meaning in the context of government financing.

i)  What is public debt?

ii)  Critically examine public debt as an alternative to taxation and its effect on the economy.

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AT – Nov 2016 – L3 – Q2a – Tax administration in Ghana

Evaluate the effects of government borrowing on Ghana's economy and discuss how taxation serves as a fiscal tool in fiscal policy.

a) The current level of government borrowing has become a topical issue for discussion, causing observers to wonder whether borrowing is good or bad. In the light of this, you are required to:

i) Evaluate the effect of government borrowing on the economy of Ghana. (4 marks)
ii) Discuss how taxation can be used as a fiscal tool in fiscal policy. (6 marks)

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PT – Aug 2022 – L2 – Q1b – Overview of the Ghanaian Tax System and Fiscal Policy

State five conditions that justify deficit financing by the government.

Deficit financing is the budgetary situation where government expenditure is higher than government revenue. It is a practice adopted for financing the excess expenditure with external funding. Most governments both in the developed and developing world are having deficit budgets, and these deficits are often financed through borrowing.

Required:
State FIVE (5) conditions that would make it necessary for a government to support its budget through deficit financing. (5 marks)

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AT – Nov 2015 – L3 – Q3a – International taxation

Explanation of public sector debt and objectives of public debt management.

It is the opinion of some people that borrowing by government may be a better option in some cases than the imposition of taxes as taxes have the potential of creating resentment and upheavals during a period of economic difficulties.

i. Explain fully what Public Sector Debt is.
(5 marks)

ii. What are the objectives of Public Debt Management?

(4 marks)

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AT – Nov 2017 – L3 – Q1c – Tax administration in Ghana

Evaluating the impact of government borrowing on production capacity, consumption, distribution of wealth, and income levels.

Evaluate the impact of government borrowing (i.e., public debts) on:

  1. production capacity of the government,
  2. consumption,
  3. distribution of wealth
  4. level of income in an economy. (4 marks)

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AT – May 2017 – L3 – Q1b – Tax administration in Ghana

Define public debt and discuss its general meaning in the context of government financing.

i)  What is public debt?

ii)  Critically examine public debt as an alternative to taxation and its effect on the economy.

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AT – Nov 2016 – L3 – Q2a – Tax administration in Ghana

Evaluate the effects of government borrowing on Ghana's economy and discuss how taxation serves as a fiscal tool in fiscal policy.

a) The current level of government borrowing has become a topical issue for discussion, causing observers to wonder whether borrowing is good or bad. In the light of this, you are required to:

i) Evaluate the effect of government borrowing on the economy of Ghana. (4 marks)
ii) Discuss how taxation can be used as a fiscal tool in fiscal policy. (6 marks)

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