Really good article on Taxation and need of an hour!

Don’t you think it’s kinda not fair to tax people especially in metro cities who earn less than a lakh a month. The cost of living in these places are already so high and due to that they may not even be able to make any investments. 12 Lakh kinda sets a good entry level for taxes as 1 Lakh is a decent amount to live by I guess. Just looking to hear opinions on why it would not be beneficial that’s all. Not willing to hear or respond to any SJWs who want to act all high and mighty on the internet.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prakash-kewalramani_india-tax-ugcPost-7157215325560713216-Cp76?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android Do you agree with current taxation slabs?

- No changes in old regime. - No tax reliefs. - No changes in 80C - Increased STCG and LTCG for stock and MF investments. They increased the standard deduction in new regime from 50k to 75k and called it as "a tax relief to middle class"

Inspite of so many "better than earlier govts" reforms in the last 10 years...the govt hasnt done much needed reforms in the income tax regime. The govt is doing a few good things like dissolving inept psu's, selling off entities like Air India (privatisation), etc. But when and how are we going to increase the tax base?? Why is govt failing to do so? It is high time we rationalise it. We cannot dream of becoming a prosperous country with such poor policies in place https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pay-income-tax-be-political-orphans-why-it-matters-for-indias-economy/articleshow/107405605.cms

Seems like since last year the focus of government has shifted from actually making beneficial policies to enable innovation and growth of India to just collecting taxes blindly. They just want to harvest tax in as many ways possible and kill the middle class person. First it was crypto. Then us salaried individuals started receiving notices. Then they levied 28% GST on online gaming. Now they are also checking proofs for HRA allowance and other stupid stuff which wasn't done before. I was wondering why there is a sudden increase in such incidents? Is the government hiding something? Are they running out of money? Or are they just smoking weed just like us and making stupid rules?

- Congress has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his stance on a billionaire tax ahead of the G20 meeting. - Brazil's proposal for a 2% wealth tax on billionaires, supported by several countries, could raise significant funds for public investments. - A research paper suggests a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax in India could generate 2.73% of GDP in revenues. - A survey shows 74% of Indians support taxing wealth to address global issues like hunger, inequality, and climate crisis. - Former leaders have urged current G20 leaders to support a global billionaire tax, though some nations have raised objections. Source: Economic Times