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It is a similar case in India with only 1.7% of households paying the income tax. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/toi-budget-2018-sp

• sytelus 8y ago
  NPR article on the topic: https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/03/22/517965630/why-do-so-few-people-pay-income-tax-in-india https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/03/22/517965630/... Summary: Large portions of people are involved in small mom & pop shops. Most of these shops do business in cash. Most even don't register with tax department. They use bribes to avoid getting fines.
  • sbmthakur 8y ago
    > They use bribes to avoid getting fines. Yup. That's where corruption actually starts in India.
    • cies 8y ago
      Sure, it starts at the pop'n'mom shops. /s