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The author is former revenue and economic affairs secretary, Govt of India. The views expressed are his own
Six years of GST - I: How the new tax regime changed indirect taxation
There used to be a local value-added tax (VAT) for intra-state movement of goods, and a central sale tax (CST) regime for inter-sate movement