Should the state government be allowed to retain major shares of the central…
2023
Should the state government be allowed to retain major shares of the central taxes collected in the respective states?
I. No, the Central Government should receive the major share as most of the developmental programmes are funded by the Central Government.
II. Yes, most of the State Governments are short of funds and they badly need more funds.
- A.
If only conclusion I follows
- B.
.If only conclusion II follows
- C.
If neither I nor II follows
- D.
If both I and II follows
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Only conclusion I follows.
Reasoning:
Conclusion I: This conclusion states that the Central Government should receive the major share because most developmental programmes are funded by the Central Government. That reasoning directly relates to who bears the expenditure on development; if the Central Government funds the majority of such programmes, it is logical to conclude it should receive the major share of centrally collected taxes.
Conclusion II: This conclusion claims that most State Governments are short of funds and therefore need more funds. The question does not provide any evidence to establish that most states are short of funds, so this is an unsupported assumption and does not logically follow from the prompt.
Conclusion: Only the reasoning that links tax share to who funds development (Conclusion I) follows; the claim about states being short of funds (Conclusion II) is not supported, so it does not follow.