Just Taxation

Inequality has been escalating over the years in India. This concentration of wealth resulting from certain historical factors and current policies if not addressed will continue to shatter the lives of many. A just...

Read more November 21, 2023 at 5:44 pm CFA

Wealth tax: Keep it simple, tax the 177 dollar billionaires in India

India remains a low-middle-income country, and the bulk of the population ranks low compared to most countries in most indicators of conditions of life.

Read more July 7, 2023 at 2:53 pm Jayati Ghosh

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.

Read more January 11, 2023 at 3:55 pm Suchak Patel

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...

Read more December 21, 2022 at 6:03 pm Ishan Anand and Anjana Thampi

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।

Tax The Top 1% Now | The Money Trail

When the entire country was reeling under economic pressure, the super-rich still made profits. It's time the people ask for their due share.

Faced with grotesque inequality, what can we learn from Chile?

“Chile was the birthplace of neoliberalism, and it shall also be its grave!” said Gabriel Boric, a young student leader from the radical fold who was forged in the protests that has rocked Chile...

Read more December 22, 2021 at 6:21 pm Anirban Bhattacharya

GDP Growth and Mirage of V-shaped Recovery

If GDP growth rate is an indication of where our formal economy is, then there’s a lot to worry about. It fell to -7.3% in FY21, from the low of 4.2% in FY20. Unless...

Read more June 2, 2021 at 7:30 pm Joe Athialy