Why one nation, one tax is problematic for India

Two incidents brought home to me that it is still a long haul ahead before the country has an efficiently operating Goods and Services Tax (GST).The first was the active encouragement by a salesperson in a boutique furniture store to finalise our purchase of a pair of beautiful reclining chairs, which we could not afford, before the onset of the GST. She was trying to save us from impending confus…