Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra RichTipping the Scales
An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability.
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.
Building a rights-based welfare State in India
Political formations in India have generally come to accept the idea of economic transfers to the poor. The Congress made it a major plank in the recent Karnataka elections. Even the BJP, which favours...
It’s time to tax the wealthy and bridge inequalities
By all accounts, India is considered one of the most unequal countries in the world, and inequality has been on the rise in recent years.
Mind the wealth gap, bridge it with wealth tax
Inequality in India is at obscene levels. While still home to a very large number of people living in destitution, the number of dollar billionaires in India increased from one in the mid-1990s to...
Tax the Rich Campaign Gains Momentum
The ever widening inequality in our country can be reversed only by taxing the rich. Even during the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic the income that Mukesh Ambani earned is equivalent to what a NREGA Worker will...
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.
Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today
We witnessed an infantile jubilance on the part of the government since last year about a “record recovery” from the pandemic. Finance Ministry’s report claimed that armed with necessary macro and micro growth drivers, India...
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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.