Centre paid nothing to Delhi govt: Atishi on tax devolution

Delhi Minister Atishi claimed that while people in the national capital had paid Rs 2.25 lakh crore as takes to the central government in the last year, the Delhi government has not received any money from the central government as tax devolution.

“People of Delhi gave Rs 2.25 lakh crore as taxes to the central government last year. Just see, how much money was given to the Delhi government by the central government from that money. It was zero. Nothing was given to the Delhi government,” Atishi said while speaking to ANI on Friday.

Atishi underlined that people in Delhi not only pay taxes to the Delhi government but also pay taxes to the central government.

“If we see the data of taxes paid by the people of Delhi to the Delhi government. it was Rs 35,000 crore. The taxes that were given to Delhi government were spent on the development of Delhi and its people. But people of Delhi not only pay taxes to the state but to the central government as well. Delhi is one of the highest taxpayers for the central government,” the Delhi Minister said.