Best of BS Opinion: Search for tax evasion, misstep on testing, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Our first edit says searches and seizures will not fix India’s long-term revenue problem. At a policy level, India needs to broaden its tax base significantly. Our second edit argues against reducing Covid tests and allowing religious gatherings. Read here
 

Tamal Bandyopadhyay: Before it’s too late, the rating agencies, the RBI, and the Indian Banks’ Association must counsel the banks to make rating mandatory for higher-rated and lower-rated companies alike. Read here

The vaccination rate and vaccines’ effectiveness against whichever is the dominant variant must determine policy makers’ response from now on, says Mihir S Sharma. Read here

Debashis Basu: The tax department will remain a source of endless nightmares for citizens and “transparent taxation” will remain an empty slogan and a cruel joke. Read here

QUOTE OF THE DAY
 

South Africa surprisingly defeated India in an old-fashioned dogfight that included some enthralling cricket.

 

Former cricketer Ian Chappell