Multiple choice

Which of the following options is not an indirect tax?

  1. Sales tax

  2. Land revenue

  3. Entertainment tax

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Land revenue is a direct tax paid directly by landowners to the government, whereas sales tax and entertainment tax are indirect taxes collected through intermediaries and ultimately borne by consumers. Direct taxes cannot be passed on to others, while indirect taxes can be shifted.

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