If the government's proposed spending reforms were lacklustre, its tax reforms were more promising. Quoting Kautilya, an ancient authority on statecraft , Mr Mukherjee promised not to “collect unripe fruits”. He still hopes to introduce a nationwide goods and services tax (GST) by April 2010. This would replace India's service tax, as well as the value-added taxes levied by the central and state governments. With luck, it will also replace the myriad other duties and surcharges that pluck the fruits of Indian commerce.

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