India’s Tax Reform
he greatest political venture since that originated in Philadelphia in 1787.” That is how the renowned American historian Granville Austin described…
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Aug
02
Jul
India’s ‘simplified’ tax scheme is anything but simple
Twenty-nine disparate states are now working under the same, centralised Goods and Services Tax, but most seem ill-prepared for the tidal wave of economic disorder it seems likely to bring
06
Jun
Has 70 Years of Redistribution From Rich States To Poor States Worked?
The previous Noise to Signal column explained how just a handful of India’s states contribute almost all of the resources for ‘nation building’.
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May
The Protesting Tamil Farmer Pays For The UP Farmer’s Loan Waiver
On April 1, 2017, a hundred farmers from the southern state of Tamil Nadu (TN) with half shaven heads and moustaches, rolled naked on the roads in the scorching Delhi heat.
04
Apr
The flip side of ‘one nation, one tax’
India is the only large country in the world that is experiencing subnational income divergence