We can evaluate loss and benefit from the economic policies by the government. Now we will discuss the gain and loss in consumer surplus due to tax and subsidies. We can understand the loss in consumer surplus by imposing the indirect tax with an example. Indirect tax is the tax that we pay when we are paying the price for a commodity. Suppose the supply is perfectly elastic for scooters, the demand curve for scooter is downward sloping.
- Evaluating the loss and benefit due to tax
In the above figure, the number of scooters sold shown on X-axis and the price of scooters is shown on Y-axis. OP is the price and OQ is the number of scooters sold. The consumer surplus price OP is DCP. Now, if indirect tax is imposed on scooter, the price will increase to OP1 and the number of scooter sold decreases to OQ1. Thus the consumer surplus will decrease to DP1A. There is a decrease in consumer surplus by P1ACP. There are two parts in this is a decrease in Consumer Surplus P1ACP.
P1ABP – This decrease in consumer surplus is because of increase in price.
ABC – This decrease in consumer surplus is because of decrease in the number of scooters sold.
ABC is the extra burden due to the sales tax. P1ABP is the loss in consumer surplus which goes to the government as revenue. But ABC is excess burden or net loss in welfare, which is called Dead weight loss. This part of loss in welfare goes nowhere. Indirect tax distorts the price of scooter and decrease the demand for scooter. So the burden of indirect tax is more than direct tax.
Direct tax is superior to indirect tax because if the government takes away P1ACP by direct tax then the loss equal to ABC would not be born by the public. This evolution is followed in property market also.
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