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Best of BS Opinion: Budget India needs, taxman's power under GST, and more

From why the Budget should be judged on delivering things like realism, fiscal prudence, fewer schemes and more governance to how the taxman has too much power under GST.

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Alokananda Chakraborty
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 30 2020 | 6:21 AM IST
From why the Budget should be judged on delivering things like realism, fiscal prudence, fewer schemes and more governance to how the taxman has too much power under the goods and services tax regime, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day.

The government’s approach to granting powers of arrest to the taxman has been inconsistent and opaque, says our top edit. Click here to read...

The suggestion from the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices to introduce dual pricing of sugar for commercial and domestic consumers is unlikely to resolve the recurring financial woes of the sector, says our second edit. Read on...

The country needs a boring Budget at this point, writes Naushad Forbes, Co-Chairman Forbes Marshall. Click here to read...

India needs an independent fiscal council. The idea has been around since the introduction of the FRBM framework, writes Rajesh Kumar. Read on...

Will Budget 2020 be populist? What you will see depends on what you're looking for, writes Somasekhar Sundaresan. Click here to read...

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