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<b>Kirit S Parikh:</b> Cess for education

Effective expenditure must accompany revenue mobilisation

Last Updated : Jan 28 2013 | 12:32 PM IST

A number of questions arise. Should the country spend 6 per cent of the GDP on education? Should this be funded by the state? Should the state raise the needed resources from an earmarked cess? What should be the level of the cess?

Education up to high school should be the state

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