Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Unethical tax regime

Taxes are required to develop and govern a country. But imposing taxes with a negative mind set to somehow fill up state coffers is unethical. This is what UPA government at center had been doing after coming to power. FM and his team has been working overtime to find new ways to cut honest tax payers' pocket. More and more innovative scheme are being implemented to increase the discomfort factor for individual tax payers. Adding insult to injury, it continues to call the new complex form for filing IT returns as 'saral'.

Through this form the government is intruding into the households of people. Now individuals will have to provide extensive information on monthly expenses. To balance the income and expenditure a housewife will need extensive training in accountancy.

What this government is up to - steep fuel price rise, OBC quota, 'saral' made 'complex'? Why government is being vindictive on the society and the people? Is this the governance with a human face? Kyon 'aam aadmi ki sarkar' ban rahi hai 'aam aadmi ki dushman'?