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 tax free by now.
The fundamental problem is the erosion of ‘trust’ and ‘trustworthiness’ between the States and the Centre
That the government did not come up with a detailed ‘COVID-19 Emergency’ Budget for the year 2021-22 is telling
Unless States in India have the autonomy to create jobs, they will only resort to reserving existing jobs for locals
Prudent public investment and a robust safety net can stop India from falling off the precipice of the economic cliff.
