GST 2.0 Rate Cuts: Why Prices Didn't Fall as Expected Here's the thesis worth testing rather than assuming: when the GST Council cuts a rate from 28% to 18%, or from 18% to 5%, the mechanical arithme…
India's E-Way Bill Boom: Formalisation or Better Tax Tracking? Here's the question worth actually testing rather than assuming: when officials point to record e-way bill generation as evidence of a "more…
India's Direct Tax-to-GDP Ratio: 20-Year Trend & OECD Comparison Here's the question worth pressure-testing rather than repeating uncritically: every time India's direct tax-to-GDP ratio hits a fresh multi-…
India's Tax Expenditure: The Hidden Cost of Tax Incentives Here's the central puzzle worth sitting with: India built one of the more transparent tax-expenditure disclosure systems among emerging economies…
Angel Tax in India: Did Abolition Really Revive Startup Funding? Here's the question worth actually answering rather than assuming: did angel tax meaningfully suppress startup funding and FDI into Indian startu…