India's middlemen, bribes, borders and tax reform
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SEIZED vehicles. Bribes. Days-long delays. Moving goods across Indian states isn't exactly easy - and that's a major barrier to economic growth.
Rolling a truck of vegetables into Gujarat, the state once governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requires a bribe of 500 rupees (S$11) 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 roads.
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