The great Indian tax paradox: Can the tax mop-up keep its pace in the current fiscal?
Simple financial wisdom would tell you when an economy shrinks, tax collection falters. When the contraction is unprecedented amid a crushing global pandemic, the fallout on tax revenue should be devastating. But India bucked this trend in the last fiscal year. In the Covid-hit, bruised FY 2020-21, the central government mopped up an additional tax revenue of Rs 67,133 crore, a 4.9% rise y-o-y, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), forcing tax experts and analysts…
