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Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Income Tax Bill 2025 was a great opportunity to bring real changes to the tax system of the country. The top taxpaye...

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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Aro...

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Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a...

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The Fiscal Challenges of the Realization of Workers’ Rights: Do They Exist?

The fiscal challenges of maintaining a low fiscal deficit are used to curtail the entitlements of labour in India. The l...

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Primer on Wealth Inequality in India

Several overlapping crises afflict the world today – the pandemic and the health crises, an uneven economic recovery and...

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Recession – What India should do?

Contrary to the claims of the Finance Minister, India is in recession. Even the RBI agrees. Inequality is on the rise. F...

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मालदार पे मलाई टैक्स | Tax The Top | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

आज पूरा देश आर्थिक दबाव से जूझ रहा है। सरकार खुद सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों की संपत्ति पट्टे पर दे रही है या बे...

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March 10, 2025

Thomas Franco

Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Income Tax Bill 2025 was a great opportunity to bring real changes to the tax system of the country. The top taxpayers in the country are actors and not the corporate richest and politicians, many of whom are minting money. Donations to political parties and electoral trusts are exempted from ta...

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September 26, 2026

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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Around 21,000 luxury cars were sold in India in the first six months of 2023. This represents a 16% growth over all of 2022 and is 7% more than the peak sales for the same period in 2...

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January 11, 2023

Suchak Patel

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

73% of the wealth generated in India in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while the poorest half of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth. Economic inequality in India impacts every aspect of our everyday lives, despite the country being a welfare state. As we celebrate 75 years of Indep...

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December 23, 2022

Thomas Franco

The Fiscal Challenges of the Realization of Workers’ Rights: Do They Exist?

The fiscal challenges of maintaining a low fiscal deficit are used to curtail the entitlements of labour in India. The labour codes even take away existing rights. The e-Shram portal has over 28 crore registrations, but no benefits are available to them. EPF benefits, including a pension of Rs 3,600...

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April 13, 2023

Ishan Anand and Anjana Thampi

Primer on Wealth Inequality in India

Several overlapping crises afflict the world today – the pandemic and the health crises, an uneven economic recovery and impending recession, the climate emergency, and the question of survival of democracies and institutions with the rising wave of authoritarianism. While the exact nature of these ...

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November 29, 2022

Thomas Franco

Recession – What India should do?

Contrary to the claims of the Finance Minister, India is in recession. Even the RBI agrees. Inequality is on the rise. From jobless growth, we are in ‘job loss’ growth. Study after study confirms it. OXFAM India Report 2022 on inequality stated that 84% of households suffered a decline i...

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March 11, 2026

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मालदार पे मलाई टैक्स | Tax The Top | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

आज पूरा देश आर्थिक दबाव से जूझ रहा है। सरकार खुद सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र की कंपनियों की संपत्ति पट्टे पर दे रही है या बेच रही है। केवल 1 प्रतिशत सबसे अमीर लोग ऐसे हैं जो इस सब से बिल्कुल अप्रभावित है। उनकी संपत्ति पर आखिर टैक्स क्यों न लगाया जाए? देश के अति दौलतमंदों पर सिर्फ 2 प्रतिशत वार्षिक कर।&n...

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Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

The Fiscal Challenges of the Realization of Workers’ Rights: Do They Exist?

Primer on Wealth Inequality in India

Recession – What India should do?

मालदार पे मलाई टैक्स | Tax The Top | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब

Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

Black hole of public finance: Unequal fiscal burden on citizens

The Fiscal Challenges of the Realization of Workers’ Rights: Do They Exist?

Primer on Wealth Inequality in India

Recession – What India should do?

मालदार पे मलाई टैक्स | Tax The Top | हमारा पैसा हमारा हिसाब