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India Mein Daulat Ka Bada Khel
Centre for Financial Accountability ki ek report bata rahi hai ki 2019 se 2025 ke beech India mein billionaires ki sankhya 77% badh gayi hai. Aur inki daulat toh 227% tez ho gayi! Ab yeh log ₹166 lakh crore se zyada ki daulat rakhte hain, jo lagbhag desh ke GDP ka aadha hai. Sabse ameer paanch families ki wealth is dauran 400% tak badh gayi. Gautam Adani ka fortune toh 625% upar gaya aur Mukesh Ambani ka 153%.
Wealth Tax Ka Idea Aur Potential Revenue
Isi wealth concentration ko dekhte hue, log keh rahe hain ki wealth tax lagaya jaaye. Bol rahe hain ki agar 2% se 6% tak ka progressive wealth tax lagayein, toh saal mein ₹10.63 lakh crore kama sakte hain public services jaise education aur health ke liye. Companies jaise Reliance Industries aur Adani Enterprises, jinke owners top par hain, un par bhi is debate ka asar padega.
Global Lessons Aur India Ka Past
Duniya bhar mein bhi wealth tax ko lekar discussion chal rahi hai, lekin kai OECD countries ne isse hata diya hai kyunki zyada revenue nahi aata aur managing bhi mushkil hoti hai. India ne bhi 2016-17 mein wealth tax band kar diya tha, kyunki tab bhi revenue bahut kam tha aur cost zyada.
Risk: Capital Flight Aur Investment Par Asar
Lekin is tax ke apne khatre hain. Sabse bada dar hai 'capital flight' ka, matlab log apna paisa aur assets videsh le ja sakte hain jahan tax kam ho, jaisa France aur Spain mein hua tha. Saath hi, har saal alag-alag cheezon ki value calculate karna bahut mushkil kaam hai. Ek wealth tax investors ko paise lagane se rok sakta hai kyunki unka return kam ho jayega. India ki economy toh aage 6.5% se 7.6% ke beech grow karne wali hai FY26-27 mein, aur agar wealth tax ne investor confidence giraya toh growth slow ho sakti hai. ICRA aur S&P Global jaise reports bhi global tension aur energy prices par impact ki baat kar rahe hain.
Balance Banana Zaroori Hai
Basically, policymakers ko wealth inequality kam karne aur economic growth ke beech balance banana hoga. Tax design, international cooperation aur tax rates ko carefully set karna hoga taaki na toh paisa bahar jaaye aur na hi investment ruke. Dekhte hain, government is complex issue ko kaise handle karti hai!