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EconomyIndia

How the Union Budget works

What the Constitution calls the “annual financial statement”, how Parliament approves the spending, and the words — fiscal deficit, guillotine, vote on account — that come with it.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read
EconomyIndia

How GST works

One tax on goods and services, collected at every stage and credited back along the chain — with the Union and the states sharing it and deciding its rates together.

·Rational Times Explainers·2 min read