Which one of the following statements is correct? Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns

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Q: 58 (IAS/2006)
Which one of the following statements is correct? Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns

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Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'fiscal responsibility': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'budget management act': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'fiscal deficit': [0, 2, 2, 4], 'frbma': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'revenue deficit': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'concerns': [1, 0, 1, 5]}

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) is a law enacted by the government of India for fiscal stability and prudent fiscal management. The Act aims to manage public funds, reduce fiscal deficits, and improve fiscal management practices.

Option 1 states that FRBMA concerns fiscal deficit only, which is incorrect as the Act pertains to more than just fiscal deficits. Similarly, option 2 stating that FRBMA concerns revenue deficit only is also incorrect as it extends beyond just revenue deficits. Option 4 suggests that FRBMA does not concern itself with either fiscal or revenue deficit, which is not accurate as the Act prominently focuses on both.

Hence, option 3 is correct as FRBMA indeed concerns both fiscal deficit and revenue deficit. It governs the responsibility of the government to maintain fiscal discipline, including limits on the Central government`s borrowings, deficits, and liabilities, and stipulates measures for fiscal transparency and for macroeconomic management through the balanced reduction of revenue and fiscal deficits.