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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday rejected claims that rising personal income tax collections indicate growing pressure on India's middle class, asserting instead that the data reflects an expanding and increasingly formalised taxpayer base. Replying during the discussion on the Union Budget 2026 in the Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said higher personal income tax revenues should not be misinterpreted as evidence of "middle-class suppression." She argued that the surge in collecti
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FAQ :
The Finance Minister believes rising personal income tax collections indicate a growing and more formalised taxpayer base, improved compliance, and rising incomes, rather than a burden on the middle class.
She attributes the increase to greater formalisation of the economy, more taxpayers filing returns, economic growth, and structural reforms that have broadened the tax base over the last decade.
Successive reforms have included higher rebate limits and rationalised tax slabs under the new tax regime, easing the burden on middle-income earners.
Her remarks were made in response to criticism from opposition leaders who suggested that increasing personal income tax collections indicated mounting stress on the middle class.
She maintains that the Budget balances growth, fiscal consolidation, and social sector commitments, supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals like steady GDP growth and controlled inflation, benefiting the middle class.
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