Flipkart employee's Twitter rant sparks outrage over taxation woes and online gaming taxes

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

income tax return filing season, a disgruntled Flipkart employee took to Twitter to express his frustration with the burden of taxes on both his earnings and expenditures. Sanchit Goyal, a category manager at an e-tailer in Bengaluru, shared a tweet revealing that over 50 percent of his income goes towards taxes. Goyal's tweet gained immense traction, garnering more than 5 lakh views, as it struck a chord with numerous Twitter users.

One user lamented that a substantial portion of tax revenue is allocated to government employees' salaries, pensions, and unnecessary freebies, rather than being invested in infrastructure development.«Today I earned Rs 5,000. I had to give 30 percent to the government as tax. I thought of buying some caffeinated beverages from the remaining money and had to give 28 percent as tax,» wrote Sanchit Goyal, a category manager at an e-tailer in Bengaluru, as per his bio on LinkedIn.

«I realised I am working 12 hours a day just to pay more than 50 percent of my income to the government.» Today I earned Rs 5000. I had to give 30% to the Government as tax. I thought of buying some caffeinated beverages from the remaining money & had to give 28% as tax.