As Modi wants tax reforms, data show direct tax-GDP growth link

Contrary to claims by Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the acceleration in India’s gross domestic product  (GDP) growth  since the mid-1980s has gone hand in hand with a rise in direct taxes (personal and corporate income tax), plus a decline in indirect taxes such as Customs, excise, service and sales taxes.

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