Cong opposes move to levy professional tax
Friday, 27/07/2012
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120727/punjab.htm#5
The Punjab Congress today opposed the government's proposal to impose tax on professionals like doctors, engineers, architects and lawyers in the state. The party said the government appeared to be desperate to generate additional revenue that it had now decided to levy such taxes.
Punjab Congress general secretary Arvind Khanna said the tax was clearly aimed at targeting the urban population, whether salaried or self-employed.
Moreover, the move aimed at including even those professionals who earned as little as Rs 1 lakh. He said this would mean that someone earning just Rs 8,500 per month would be required to pay the professional tax in Punjab which was unacceptable.
