An interview in Hindustan Times ( 02 March 2016 )
quotes Shri Jayant Sinha ( Minister of State for Finance ) as follows :
" People in India don't want to pay taxes .
In many societies, people recognize that you have to
have a level of taxation for society to flourish
India's top tax rate now is 35 % for the super rich ,
which is very much on the low side
In the US, depending on the state , it is above 50% .
Our tax to GDP ratio is 16-17% , China has 21-22% ,
while the US has 25%.
The OECD average is 35%
That is why we are not able to provide the public
services people need
We don't have enough resources .
The citizens have to decide the kind of society they want "
The citizens have to decide the kind of society they want "
HT report also mentions that Shri Sinha is an MBA from
Harvard and also headed a consulting firm before becoming a Minister .
So , we must pay attention to his views
So , we must pay attention to his views
Especially , his view that " People in India don't
want to pay taxes "
But if he were to ask these people , " Why don't you
want to pay taxes ? " , they would tell him :
Sir , for all the taxes that we patiently paid for past
68 years , what public services have we got ?
Sure , you ( NDA / BJP ) may not be responsible for the
TRILLIONS of tax rupees that the Establishment and the corrupt politicians
pocketed over these years ,
But then , don't blame us for having lost ALL faith in government's ability to use our tax money for
delivering any worthwhile public service !
Will you please care to also compare the public
services that people in those other countries get from their respective
governments , with the service that we get in India ?
Your comment that we don't " want to pay taxes
" , comes as an insult . We feel like crying at this humiliation !
We wish , you were a little more charitable !
At least as charitable as you have been to those
hundreds of rich people who are enjoying their holidays in Europe while
defaulting on repayment of Rs 4 lakh*crores worth of loans !
If Bapu were around , he would have launched a "
Satyagraha " and told people NOT to pay taxes !
We would rather NOT pay taxes and use that money to get
whatever service that we want, directly from non-government agencies in private
unorganized sector - agencies ,
* which we don't have to VOTE
for
* over which we
have total CONTROL
*
* which we can SACK at
will at short notice
* whom we pay ,
" AFTER " the delivery of DESIRED service
Dear Shri Sinha :
Just abolish Personal Income Tax and let us fend for
ourselves !
We will be happy to start paying income tax once again
, if public services reach even 50 % of what the government of US delivers to
its citizens !
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hemenparekh.in / blogs
02 March 2016
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