Economic Survey 2019 prepared by Krishnamurthy Subramanian quotes from Hinduism, Islam and Christianity
The Economic Survey of India 2019 was presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Prepared by Chief Economic Adviser, Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the survey gave a detailed summary of the current state of the Indian economy.
While the country patiently heard the governments plans to shift gears of the economy by implementing new reforms, a tweet by journalist Puja Mehra went viral.
Economic Survey 2019; Volume I; page 44
Tax evaders, please see this page 54 of the Economic Survey:
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Puja took to Twitter to highlight a particular passage the survey that dealt with tax evasion and Indian Twitter took notice.
Puja pointed out two passages from the Volume 1 of the surve. The passages quote scriptures from Hinduism, Islam and Christianity while talking about tax evasion.
The passages fall under a section of the survey called ‘Policy for Homo Sapiens, not Homo Economicus: Leveraging the behavioural economics of nudge.
Read the passages here:
“Worship without sacrifice
Practicing religion without developing an embedded sense of sacrifice, empathy and humility to serve the needs of other people is self-defeating. Across all religions, positive mythological insights about gender and caste equality as well as universal brotherhood have been available and deeply understood in Indian society since the ages. So, repeatedly reinforcing examples of people following these positive sentiments as truly spiritual people can help establish the correct social norm that serving man is serving God. This may also be seen in the MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination) campaign underlying which is the sacrifice of the male ego in a patriarchal society for the larger good of gender equality. The Good Samaritan guidelines of the Central Government and the policy adopted by several State governments, where people who help road accident victims receive a monetary incentive and an appreciation certificate, leverage behavioral insights to reinforce the correct social norm of selfless service of mankind.
Tax evasion, willful default and the Doctrine of Pious Obligation
In Hinduism, non-payment of debts is a sin and also a crime. The scriptures ordain that if a persons debts are not paid and he dies in a state of indebtedness, his soul may have to face evil consequences. Therefore, it is the duty of his children to save him from such evil consequences. This duty or obligation of a child to repay the debts of the deceased parent is rested upon a special doctrine, known as The Doctrine of Pious Obligation.
Under Islam, Prophet Muhammad advocated Allaahummainniaoodhibika min al-mathamwalmaghram (O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from sin and heavy debt). A person cannot enter Paradise until his debt was paid off. All of his wealth could be used to pay the debt and if it is insufficient then one or more heirs of the deceased could voluntarily pay for him.
The Bible says, Let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another – Romans 13:8 and The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives -Psalm 37:21.
Thus, the repayment of debt in ones own life is prescribed as necessary by scriptures across religions. Given the importance of religion in the Indian culture,the principles of behavioural economics need to be combined with this spiritual/religious norm to reduce tax evasion and wilful default in the country.”
After Puja posted the picture, Twitterati immediately reacted to it, with many criticising the government.
This is what everyone is saying on Twitter:
Tax evaders, please see this page 54 of the Economic Survey:
What is Im an atheist…can I stop paying tax cox I dont hold any of these beliefs?
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I distrust those people who know so well what god wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires- Susan Anthony
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Replying to @pujamehra @DilliDurAst
Why is an economic survey quoting religious scriptures
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this is what is called a secular economic survey!
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Doctrine of Pious Obligation
What happens to those without children? Doctrine of Lapse ?
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Ashutosh Verma@Ashutos64047403
What about people with no faith like me. Should I pay tax?
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Ye hai kya? Economic Survey or Religious Sermons?
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Replying to @pujamehra @DilliDurAst
Whats next is inflicting shraap on those who fail to pay back their loans !
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