India has 31.5 million taxpayers

NEW DELHI — In a country of over a billion people, only 31.5 million people pay taxes, and this is after the number of taxpayers has grown by nearly 11 per cent between March 2002 and March 2006.

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Published: Sun 29 Jul 2007, 8:51 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 10:23 PM

The finance ministry said the number of taxpayers has increased from 28.4 million in 2002 to 31.5 million in 2006. Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) said a total of 54 million Permanent Account Numbers had been allotted till July 5, 2007.


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