GST Has Increased India's Reliance on Indirect Taxes, Hurting the Poor

As India celebrates four years of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), it has emerged that its implementation has widened existing economic inequalities in the country, as it has put an additional burden of tax on the poor. Under the GST regime, the country is relying more on the indirect tax, which is applicable to everyone who makes a purchase or uses a service. During the last four years, indirect…