Modi Tries, Again, for India’s Biggest Economy Reform Since ’91
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After a decade of political flipflops, lawmaker wrangling and leadership changes, India’s parliament once again meets to vote on unifying the nation’s 29 states under a single sales tax.
Failure to pass a bill in the session starting on Tuesday would make it almost impossible to implement the tax by a deadline of April 1, 2016. While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is optimistic it will get through, his opponents have signaled they plan to disrupt parliament to protest corruption scandals.