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    487 : Goods and Services Tax in India – Tax Reforms for a Brighter Future?

    Deeparghya Mukherjee

    29 May 2017

    The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been hailed as a major tax reform in India to help streamline the indirect tax structure, reducing complications for businesses, apart from widening the tax base and increasing tax revenues. This brief highlights some major attributes of the GST noting a few points which may affect the economic prospects in the short run.