Praveen Chakravarty writes: On GST, the problem is trust deficit

Praveen Chakravarty writes: GST centralised India’s indirect taxation. It is time to start a national discussion on reversing the course by giving states powers for direct taxation...

Interview: Restoration of trust between States and Centre essential for smooth continuation of GST system

States should get direct taxation powers, extension of revenue guarantee, says Praveen Chakravarty, Chairman of the Congress Data Analytics Department...

GST has muddied the entire lake of India’s federalism. SC ruling only put a stamp on it

Fixing India’s ailing GST does not merely entail technical measures to boost tax buoyancy but also re-establishing trust between the Union and states...

Why the distortions built into GST are coming undone. With PTR Thiagarajan, Fin Min of TN

Had there been a proportional representation of voting in the GST council either as a proportion of the size of a state or by its contribution to the GST revenue pool, Covid products would have been...

The end of the road for India’s GST?

The fundamental problem is the erosion of ‘trust’ and ‘trustworthiness’ between the States and the Centre...

What can India learn on November 3

US conducts its presidential election with 50 different rules for 50 states. As C. Rajagopalachari had said, uniformity is not unity...

The future of GST hangs in the balance

“The credibility of the GST Council and the larger idea of cooperative federalism can still be salvaged if the Centre can shed its cussedness...

States Need An ‘Act Of Comfort’ On GST, Not A Letter Of Comfort

The Government of India’s position on the standoff between the federal government and the states on the issue of the Goods and Services...

In GST Row, Centre Throws Nationalism Argument At States

The union government and states are squabbling over the Goods & Services Tax (GST)...