Early signs of tax base expansion post-GST: Eco Survey

The Economic Survey today said implementation of GST has shown early signs of expansion in tax base and called for inclusion of education, healthcare electricity, real estate and alcohol under the new tax regime. The Economic Survey Volume 2, authored by Chief economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian , however, decried excluding health and education from the purview of GST and lamented a "low" 3 per ce…