Achieving fiscal consolidation without undermining growth and poverty-reduction efforts is a key policy challenge in many countries. Using India as an illustration, this paper shows how a mix of well-designed taxation and spending policies can help address these challenges. On the tax side, the...

Achieving fiscal consolidation without undermining growth and poverty-reduction efforts is a key policy challenge in many countries. Using India as an illustration, this paper shows how a mix of well-designed taxation and spending policies can help address these challenges. On the tax side, the...

On 1st July, 2017, India witnessed the launch of the Goods & Services Tax in India. It was the historic moment of India which was the culmination of 14-year long journey which began in December 2002 when the kelkar's Task force on indirect taxes suggested a comprehensive Goods and service tax...