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Government Policy (cont’d)

Why Let
Global
Supermarket
Operators
In

The Goods
and Service
Tax
(GST)

 The government has claimed that FDI in multi-brand retail will create 10 million new jobs without impacting existing employment in
the unorganized retail sector, and will help keep food-based inflation down. In addition, more organized retail will mean easier and
higher tax collection. Foreign multi-brand retail companies are