Value Added Taxation in the States: The Challenges Ahead

16 Pages Posted: 9 Nov 2012

See all articles by M. Govinda Rao

M. Govinda Rao

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

J V M Sarma

Hyderabad University, Department of Economics

Date Written: January 30, 1997

Abstract

The need for coordinated development of domestic trade taxes in Indian federal polity has shifted the focus to reforms in the States' sales tax systems. The detailed analysis has led to a concensus on the need to transform the prevailing sales taxes into a destination based consumption type value added tax. The attempts to reform the sales taxes, however, have not been always in the right direction and, in addition, have met with resistance from traders. Based on the experience gained so far, the paper attempts to set out the strategy and stages of reform towards evolving the value added tax which is less distortionary and more acceptable to the traders.

Suggested Citation

Rao, M. Govinda and Sarma, Jana V.M., Value Added Taxation in the States: The Challenges Ahead (January 30, 1997). IIM Bangalore Research Paper No. 91, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2170025 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2170025

M. Govinda Rao (Contact Author)

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy ( email )

18/2, Satsang Vihar Marg
New Delhi 110067
India

Jana V.M. Sarma

Hyderabad University, Department of Economics ( email )

Gachibowli
Hyderabad, Telangana 500046
India
+91 9866224789 (Phone)

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
74
Abstract Views
571
Rank
576,524
PlumX Metrics