Salary Rs.13L, tax on perks Rs.17L: Bill tweak to benefit CM most
Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- It was Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal who had mooted the idea that Punjab's MLAs - 81% of whom are millionaires - pay income tax on their salaries. After chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh endorsed it, the Punjab assembly had in the last budget session passed the amendment to make ministers and leader of Opposition, who holds a cabinet rank, bear their own income tax liability. It saved the cash-starved state a few crores but was high on symbolism. The MLAs were not included in its ambit....
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