Bengal budget proposes 9% hike in tax collection
The West Bengal government, in its full-fledged Budget for 2016-17, has proposed a 9.1% increase in tax collection against the 2015-16 figure. State Finance Minister Amit Mitra’s budget statement revealed that the state had failed to achieve its target of tax collection in 2015-16 and will need to rely on central funds for its developmental projects in 2016-17. 