Dharmendra Pradhan: Tax culture should be increased in India

Cuttack: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the tax culture should be increased for the development of the country.

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Pradhan, who was in Cuttack to attend the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Building Bhoomi Pujan meeting said, "33 percent taxes have increased in Odisha. Tax is not a burden. Tax culture should be increased more in the country for the development of the country." 

He further said Rs 19,20,000 crore of indirect tax was collected only from his department. 

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Besides Pradhan, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Chief justice of India Dipak Misra were also present at the event, organised at the Odisha law academy. (ANI)

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