Best of BS Opinion: Abolish exemptions, politics over pension, and more

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Several states have exited the defined contribution-based New Pension Scheme in favour of the old defined benefits-basedOld Pension Scheme (OPS) and opposition parties have made reinstating the latter  a campaign issue in the Gujarat and Himachal Assembly elections. But as with the One Rank One Pension scheme that was implemented after strong protests from armed service personnel, a reversion to the OPS will be unsustainable for states in the long run, the top edit argues. Read it here

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A K Bhattacharya argues that instead of reducing tax rates, Budget 2023 should take steps to reverse