| Briefing | 
Simplified tax system – New GST tax rules applies single tax rate for all goods and services, which include national, state and inter-state taxes, breaking away from India’s complex tax lawsInfosys government contract – Government recently awarded $207 million contract to Infosys to develop underlying infrastructure of new tax network in five yearsTech sector involvement – Released developer APIs for startups to work on features such as authentication, return filing and record keeping in new tax system
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| Sector | 
Government (excluding military), Information Technology
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| Original Publication Date | 
October 10, 2016 |