Bribes, borders and middlemen: Why India's GST is a game changer

Rolling a truck of vegetables into Gujarat, the state once governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requires a bribe of 500 rupees to 2,000 rupees even with your papers in order, according to Rakesh Kaul, vice-president of Caravan Roadways Ltd., which has about 400 trucks plying India’s pot-holed road. But getting past the state tax collectors into Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, will…