Will Wealth Tax be a penalty for those who invest?

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Will Wealth Tax be a penalty for those who invest?

18 Aug 2009, 0001 hrs IST,

The Direct Tax Code Bill, 2009 will easily be one of the biggest tax reform measures in modern India. Yet, some hangovers from the past remain, and the provisions related to wealth tax stand out as one. The new code unfortunately, seems to persist with this now redundant concept.

 

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