Abstract: | This paper examines the extent to which reve-nue contribution from marketing boards and allied statutory corporations can be trusted to stabilize government revenues for planning purposes. The discussion centers around the following questions: Are crop tax revenues stable? What does our a priori knowledge tell us about the nature of factors influencing the supply and demand for these crops? What do these influences lead us to expect with respect to 'stability' in volume of sales of crops to the boards? Can fluctuations in crop tax revenue offset fluctuations in state government revenues from sources other than taxes on marketing board crops? Sections: 1. Some a priori considerations about the supply and demand for most marketing board crops and some empirical evidence on 'stability' of sales crops to the boards; 2. Examination if the conditions under revenue contributions from marketing board sources would be stabilizing or destabilizing; 3. Conclusions. Ref., notes, tables, figure. |