Female Indian minister wants lower tax rates for women

Submitted by arindamp on Sun, 2010-02-21 02:57

Article here This is the feminist version of gender equality! Excerpt:

"NEW DELHI: Recognising that financial independence is the only way to effective gender empowerment, the government has started thinking beyond the age-old fiscal incentive of a higher threshold for taxable income for women. It is now considering demands from women' rights groups for a differential tax rate for women.

This boldness in gender budgeting was enunciated to TOI by women and child development minister Krishna Tirath. She said the ministry could endorse the women rights' groups demand for a lower tax rate for women. ``It is a serious factor in empowering working women. After all, it is a woman's income that directly impacts the living standard and health of her family and children's nutritional levels,'' she said."

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We are all aware of what happens now,the tax collected must be kept constant so the male must pay more tax and the result being that men will finish up paying twice as much tax to a point where working just doesn't make sense,women move in take all the jobs and hey presto,it's the working man out on the street again.

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Submitted by saracen395 on Sun, 2010-02-21 22:32