Description
Book SynopsisStudies the following issues on Goods and Services Tax (GST): inclusion and exclusion of taxes, finding a suitable mechanism to handle inter-state transactions, finding revenue neutrality of the tax reform, providing compensation to states for any possible loss of revenue due to its adoption, and possible scope for coordination in GST administration.
Table of ContentsList of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Genesis and Evolution of GST in India: 1. Decades of indirect tax reforms in India: a journey towards Goods and Services Tax (GST); 2. Towards GST: choices and trade-offs with Amaresh Bagchi; 3. Goods and Services Tax: the Thirteenth Finance Commission and the way forward; 4. Present state of Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform in India; Part II. Revenue Neutrality of GST: 5. Estimation of revenue neutral rates for Goods and Services Tax in India; 6. New assumptions, new estimates: scrutinising a new report on revenue neutral rate; 7. Exploring policy options to include petroleum, natural gas and electricity under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Regime in India; Part III. GST Administration and Possible Impacts of GST on Indian Economy: 8. Administration of GST: can we continue with present structures?; 9. Goods and Services Tax: performance and progress; 10. Conclusion: impact of GST and what might happen; Index.
