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Compliance cost of the personal income tax in India, 2000-01: Preliminary estimates

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  • Das-Gupta, Arindam, 2004. "Compliance cost of the personal income tax in India, 2000-01: Preliminary estimates," Working Papers 04/9, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
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