reforms of the country’s public finances in over the past 50 years, India has finally launched much delayed Value Added Tax … (VAT) from 1st April, 2005 in 21 states. VAT has replaced the existing local sales tax in almost all states of India. The … case for state VAT in India has been advocated mainly on the grounds of higher revenue efficiency vis-à-vis the combined …

This paper examines varies areas of India´s fiscal policy, in particular fiscal discipline, the structure of government … within India so that goods can move between states without border controls. Finally, on fiscal federalism it finds that India … bodies and delivered through the annual budget. While overall, India´s fiscal federalism has worked well moving resources …

In this paper we critique the Government of India's programmes for affordable housing in India, namely the Rajiv Awas …

This paper underscores the substantial spatial disparities across India and evaluates the case for putting together … predictability needed to ensure that India’s state driven growth blossoms and attains full fruition …

level in India. Prior to the 1996 reform program, the State's budgetary position was under severe stress as in many States … in India. The economic growth was below potential, development of human resources lagged behind the national average, and …, as it is not easy to enlist public support for some of the reform programs in a federal democratic setting as in India …

This paper reviews the status of rural and urban local governments in India. The focus is on the recent constitutional …

GST as introduced in India being a destination based tax, does not encourage regions to vigorously promote … investments to take it through its economic transformation. The contrast with China is remarkable, China’s GST is only partial …

The study provides a detailed review of the past fiscal trends in India, analyzes the current fiscal situation at the …

This paper examines India’s federal system in the context of prospects for India’s future economic growth and … development. After a brief review of India’s recent policy reforms and economic development outcomes, and of the country’s federal … institutions, the analysis focuses on the major issues with respect to India’s federal system in terms of their developmental …