In our country,we see around us many people who get away without paying any income tax... That owner of a popular posh `Paan Shop' round the next corner, a chaat walla shop, or an estate agent..etc. A number of them may be earning a lot of money, but they're likely to be among the minimum earning group, officially.. Tax evading is considered a great thing unfortunately. As such, those who are compelled to pay the tax, only those people pay the tax. Or you can say, it's forcible deduction of tax, mostly at source. So, please don't blame the minister. Blame the wrong attitude of our fellow citizens and a deficiency in the `attitude' which is responsible for all that policing. Mind you, even in the advanced countries, no one pays the taxes voluntarily. There, the rules are simple and tax rates are lower.. so compliance is better. At the same time, the penalty for defaulters is very harsh, so very few people can take that risk. In our great country, it's possible not to come in the notice of IT people. There is just no way that every defaulter could be caught, even all that computerisation or`AIR' etc. I feel the govt of india can make the tax payer feel proud of being one by way of giving him certain incentives, to the PAN card holders and regular tax payers, like the following:- No queues in the financial institutions .. separate windows / counters on railway stations.. No entry tickets on railway stations or airports, concession in road tax, property tax or certain other taxes, Easy/quick allocation of passport Discounts in property registration. Even if these priviledges could be very small but at least they will put the tax payer in a distinct group unlike those who are just enjoying all the facilities without taking the responsibility of nation building and at the same time blaming the government of doing nothing.. Such measures will definitely motivate more people to at least apply for PAN and file their IT return
