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GST Reforms and Intergovernmental Considerations in India

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  • Satya Poddar
  • Ehtisham Ahmad

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This paper reviews the replacement of the state sales taxes by the Value Added Tax in 2005 marked a significant step forward in the reform of domestic trade taxes in India. Implemented under the leadership of Dr. Asim Dasgupta, Chairman, Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, it addressed the distortions and complexities associated with the levy of tax at the first point of sale under the erstwhile system and resulted in a major simplification of the rate structure and broadening of the tax base.

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  • Satya Poddar & Ehtisham Ahmad, 2015. "GST Reforms and Intergovernmental Considerations in India," Working Papers id:6824, eSocialSciences.
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    5. Poddar, Satya & English, Morley, 1997. "Taxation of Financial Services Under a Value-Added Tax: Applying the Cash-Flow Approach," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 50(1), pages 89-111, March.
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    1. Ajit Karnik & Swati Raju, 2015. "State Fiscal Capacity and Tax Effort: Evidence for Indian States," South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, , vol. 4(2), pages 141-177, December.

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