India Will Accept a Not-So-Perfect Tax Over Nothing at All

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After spending about a decade trying to whittle down more than a dozen state levies into a single national tax, India will settle for two instead.

A parliamentary panel endorsed a compromise that will allow states to receive a levy of as much as 1 percent on products made in their territory. It will last for about two years after the goods and services tax takes effect.