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Know more About Budget 2017

February 3, 2017

How the Union Budget works, and what to look for in the 2017 budget.

Union Budget 2017

Union Budget 2017

February 1, 2017

The Union Budget 2017: the main proposals, and what changed for taxpayers.

Demonetisation and the withdrawal of high-value currency notes in 2016

Surigical Strike for Black Money By Modi

November 10, 2016

The November 2016 demonetisation was presented as a surgical strike on black money. What was announced, and how it was argued at the time.

Goods and Services Tax bill illustration

GST Bill- One Nation, One Tax

August 8, 2016

The GST Bill promised to replace a patchwork of state and central indirect taxes with a single levy. What it proposed, and why it mattered.

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