The impact of Demonetisation has been felt on collection of personal income tax. Its collections were higher in Financial Year 2018-19 (till 31-10-2018) compared to the previous year by 20.2%. Even in the corporate tax the collections are 19.5% higher. From two years prior to Demonetisation, direct tax collections have increased 6.6% and 9% respectively. In the next two years, post Demonetisation the increase by 14.6% (part of the year before impact of Demonetisation in 2016-17) and an increase of 18% in the year 2017-18.
- Arun Jaitley
What Jeitley has told is true , but yet Again ill-informed data.
Check the graph.
Financial Year wise increase in Income tax collection during Cong & BJP rule
Congress :
FY 2009-2010 - 13%
FY 2010-2011 - 18%
FY 2011-2012 - 11%
FY 2012-2013 - 13%
FY 2013-2014 - 14%
BJP :
FY 2014-2015 - 9%
FY 2015-2016 - 7%
FY 2016-2017 - 15%
FY 2017-2108 - 18%
Congress without any disaster decisions like demonetization have achieved better increase in Income Tax collection than BJP.
Average increase in Income Tax collection by Congress - 14%
Average increase in Income Tax collection by BJP - 12% , with Demonetization
Tell me which is good governance? Increasing the tax collection without affecting citizens or the other one which broken the spine of the economy?
Data Source : Income tax India
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