Service Charge Vs Service Tax

By Vijay Kumar

A much circulated message in our social media reads as:

This is the bill which we got from Hotel xxxxx(it's the same story every hotel) for a small family dinner.. We ate for 6770 and paid tax 2053 which is 30% of the cost and this amount which I paid comes from my monthly salary for which I am already paying 30% tax every year.

This is the same story for each of us in India… As we are paying tax in every

product we buy right from groceries, to utility bills or medicals or whatever you choose…

In short if each of us is earning Rs.100 as monthly salary then our actual earning or you can say net income is Rs. 35-40 as the rest we are directly or indirectly paying towards tax, which may be or may not be reaching the government.

So my question to the current and all previous government is….what are we getting against all this??? If we are paying 60% of each person's annual salary in India as tax, then I believe we should not be considered as poor nation and not a single stomach in our country should remain empty….the big business of begging should be put a stop with immediate effect. We should get better infrastructure; Better support system and training mechanism for all sports; Free and high quality education and medical support and many more facilities which are offered in other countries where the tax is just 30% or whatever of the salary each member earns.

I believe these questions will be lurking in each of our minds.

Let's start pushing and sharing this as much as possible and hopefully it will reach the right ear someday …and someday as we the youth of India is thinking… will definitely get a better government….who may be little corrupt (we don't mind) but will take care of its people and country…