Delhi Digest March 22 "Misery Tax"

The Union Government of India plans to levy 5 percent health care tax starting this year. It means you even have to give the government money except for paying the hospital if you are to have an operation. The severe your health is, the more money you have to contribute to the state coffer.It's dubbed "misery tax". Fortunately India's system of self-correction plays an important role. The government faces strong opposition from opposition parties. The Union budget for 2011-2012 tabled by its finance minister might hit an impasse. So its government has to relinquish its plan. "Misery Tax" is annouced abolished today.