Delhi should get its share of taxes from Centre, says FM Atishi
New Delhi: The Delhi state government should get a share of the union government’s taxes devolved to states as per a formula to be set by the Finance Commission, Delhi finance minister Atishi said on Tuesday.
“Our suggestion is that Delhi should get its share of central taxes. Delhiites give more than Rs.2 trillion in income tax (to the union government). Delhi is one of the engines of growth for the national economy," the minister said in an interview.
We are not saying give us everything that Delhi gives, but give us something. If funds do not come for Delhi’s development, it is akin to killing the goose that lays the golden egg."
Delhi does not get a share of Central taxes as it is regarded as a union territory for the purposes of tax devolution, she said.
