BJP favours abolition of I-T, sales tax and excise tax

December 11, 2013 07:23 pm | Updated 07:23 pm IST - New Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday favoured abolition of income, sales and excise tax and the party may include it in its vision document to be unveiled ahead of General elections next year.

Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari, who is in-charge of preparing the party’s vision document ‘India Vision 2025’, said that the party was presently deliberating the matter.

“We were talking about tax and although we have not decided as yet but a good presentation came before us. There is a suggestion of complete abolition of Income, Sales and Excise tax,” he said, addressing a function on political agenda of political parties.

He said that the total revenue of the country is Rs 14 lakh crore and 1.5 lakh bank branches are operating in the country presently.

“If we abolish these taxes and if we apply around 1 or 1.5 per cent of expenditure or transaction tax, then we will get revenue to the tune of around Rs 40,000 lakh crore. So those 3.5 lakh people who are using becons of various colours now, will not be required anymore as no tribunals or commissioners will be required,” he said.

“So I think along with transparency, there should be time-bound result oriented administration coupled with right way of economic reforms and if it so happens, then the 1.5 lakh banks operating now will become 10 lakhs. There is another suggestion of doing away with Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes..we are deliberating on these proposals as we want transparency...” Mr. Gadkari said.

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