Was it worth extending the status quo where around 1 percent of the population pays any tax at all because of the rampant black market economy? (12.5 million pe

Was it worth extending the status quo where around 1 percent of the population pays any tax at all because of the rampant black market economy? (12.5 million people paid any tax at all on a population of 1.23 billion, source - https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/03/guess-how-many-people-pay-taxes-in-india.html https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/03/guess-how-many-people-pay-ta...).