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Maheshwer Peri

4 Jul, 9 tweets, 3 min read

Any governments first responsibility is towards the larger populace and an primary weapon has been an equitable and fair tax policy. However, the Modi government has all but given this up. Here is a snap shot.

1. DIrect taxes are income tax, corporate tax and wealth tax. By having tax slabs based on income, they are seen as equitable.
2. Indirect taxes are GST, Excise & Customs. They do not discriminate. Of course, the tax slabs try to levy more on non essential goods.

3. India's direct taxes in 2019 was 11.36 lac crores or 55% of total tax receipts.
4. However in 2019, India brought down its peak corporate tax rate from 30% to 22%. This largely benefitted corporates who were profitable.

5. The reduction in corporate tax rate brought down our corporate taxes by 2.06 lac crores in just 2 years, from 6.63 lac crore in 2019 to 4.57 lac crores in 2021. These are profitable companies now paying lesser taxes.

6. These tax cuts announced with much fanfare before Modi's trip to USA brought down the direct taxes share from 55% to 47% in 2 years.
7. However, this reduction in corporate taxes did not have any ripple effect on the economy. The capital formation was sluggish.

8. The loss in corporate taxes was made up by fuel taxes levied on trucks, taxis and autos alike. Fuel taxes increased from Rs. 0.74 Lac crores in 2014-15 to about Rs. 3.6 lac crores in 2020-21. This year, fuel taxes are likely to be Rs.4.5 lac crores, equaling corporates taxes.

9. The reduced corporate tax rate contributed to a buoyant stock market doubling BSE index from 25600 to 52000 today.
10. India always boasted of a equitable tax structure. Today, we make the auto and taxis pay so that we can pay lesser and also enjoy stock market gains.

India Today robs the poor to enrich the already rich. India is today, far from being an equitable and just country.

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