GST: IMPACT ON THE POOR
By: – Nagesh Bajaj
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 5-8-2011<\/p>\n
GST is a destination based consumption tax. Consumption taxes are regressive in nature. It increases the gap between the rich and the poor. The pertinent point is whether such tax would be fruitful for the economy as a whole or not? Is it not so that shift towards the consumption tax would increase inequality? However, there are different ways to combat this inequality. For example, reduced rate of goods and services tax may be applied to certain 'necessities' in order to reduce tax burden on the poor. But it is not an effective way to deal with the problem as the rich typically consume more of the 'necessities' than the poor. Also it is difficult to ensure that none of the poor people lost out. This is the biggest concern that the oppositions use to oppose a tax on consumption.
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\nBasic health and education services are expected to be fully exempt in GST regime. Since these services are necessary to meet the basic human needs, the exemption for these services will enable the poor to have cheaper accessibility. In any case, as at present, these services will continue to be exempt from tax and therefore no additional burden will arise on account of the switchover to GST.
\nHousing is yet another important item of basic needs of the poor. The Task Force recommended for the inclusion of transactions in real estate within the purview of GST. Therefore, for a registered real estate builder, all taxes on inputs (including on land) will be offset against the tax payable on the constructed property. Th<\/p>\n
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\nAccording to the Task Force the benefit to the poor from the implementation of GST will flow from two sources:
\ni) Through increase in the income levels and
\nii) Through reduction in prices of goods consumed by them. The proposed switchover to the 'flawless' GST should, therefore, be viewed as pro-poor and not regressive.
\nAs per Task Force, prices of agricultural commodities and services are expected to rise. Most of the manufactured goods would be available at relatively low prices especially textiles and readymade garments. The prices of agricultural goods would increase between 0.61 and 1.18 percent whereas the overall prices of all manufacturing sector would decline between 1.22 and 2.53 percent. Hence, the terms of trade will mo<\/p>\n
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