CHAPTER VIII. THE BUDGET AND THE CONSUMER

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS ix
4. TABLES xv
5. PART ONE.
6. CHAPTER I. SUMMARY AND EVALUATION 3
7. PART TWO.
8. CHAPTER II. THE SETTING AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY 25
9. CHAPTER III. GENERAL ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT FINANCE 38
10. CHAPTER IV. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS 44
11. CHAPTER V. GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES 58
12. CHAPTER VI. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS 79
13. CHAPTER VII. THE IMPACT OF THE FISCAL SYSTEM UPON BUSINESS 102
14. CHAPTER VIII. THE BUDGET AND THE CONSUMER 121
15. CHAPTER IX. THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIENCE UNDER THE FISCAL SYSTEM 146
16. CHAPTER X. THE BUDGET AND THE NATIONAL INCOME 174
17. CHAPTER XI. FISCAL POLICY DURING ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS 200
18. CHAPTER XII. THE BUDGET AND THE CURRENCY 210
19. CHAPTER XIII. THE PUBLIC DEBT IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY 222
20. PART THREE: APPENDICES
21. APPENDIX A. COMPOSITION OF ESTIMATES OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY, 1942 AND 1946 231
22. APPENDIX B. ESTIMATED GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AND ESTIMATED "REAL" GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, 1939-1946 243
23. APPENDIX C. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT FINANCE 248
24. APPENDIX D. DESCRIPTION OF THE MORE IMPORTANT TAXES 273
25. APPENDIX E. Reconciliation of Official Liquidations of Government Receipts with Totals Shown in This Study 322
26. APPENDIX F. Reconciliation of Official Liquidations of Government Expenditures with Totals Shown in This Study 324
27. APPENDIX G. DISTRIBUTION OF THE TAX BURDEN BY FAMILY-INCOME GROUPS IN 1946 325
28. APPENDIX H. CONSTRUCTION OF INDICES OF AVERAGE SALARY AND NUMBER OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 337
29. INDEX 341
30. INDEX 343