Chandigarh,<\/p>\n
In view of the severe financial constraints faced by the government, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday suggested that all elected<\/p>\n
representatives in the state, including ministers and MLAs, should pay their own income taxes.<\/p>\n
Currently being paid by the government, these taxes are draining the exchequer of the much needed funds, the Chief Minister pointed out, mooting the proposal<\/p>\n
for self-payment of taxes by all elected representatives, including himself.<\/p>\n
Punjab was possibly the only state in the country to follow the system of the government paying taxes for all ministers and MLAs, Captain Amarinder pointed out,<\/p>\n
adding that the income tax being paid by the Punjab government on this account stood at Rs. 11.08 crore.<\/p>\n
While the bulk of Rs 10.72 crore was for payment of income tax of MLAs, the remaining was for the ministers, disclosed an official spokesperson after a<\/p>\n
meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Fiscal Management, where the proposal was mooted by the Chief Minister.<\/p>\n
The suggestion, if implemented, would lead to a saving of this entire amount, which the state could then use for various important development works and<\/p>\n
implementation of welfare schemes, many of which are facing serious hurdles due to paucity of funds.<\/p>\n
In a bid to boost savings for the state government, the Chief Minister also reiterated his appeal to party colleagues and rich farmers to give up free power<\/p>\n
subsidy. Captain Amarinder had first made this appeal during the Vidhan Sabha session in June last year, when he personally set an example by giving up his<\/p>\n
own subsidy.<\/p>\n
Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included; Health and Family Welfare Minister Brahm Mohindra, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh<\/p>\n
Badal, Media Advisor to CM Raveen Thukral, Financial Advisor to CM VK Garg, Chairman Governance and Ethics Commission K R Lakhanpal, Chief Secretary<\/p>\n
Karan Avtar Singh, Principal Secretary Finance Anirudh Tiwari, Principal Secretary to CM Tejveer Singh and Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce<\/p>\n
Rakesh Verma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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