Tax Money in Indian States (2015-2025)

印度各邦的稅收情況 (2015-2025)

Jun 22, 2026, 14:50
IndiaFinance

Introduction

A report shows that most big states in India collected less tax money over the last ten years.

一份報告顯示，在過去十年中，印度大部分大邦收取的稅收有所減少。

Main Body

Many states spend more money than they collect. Twelve out of eighteen states have a problem with tax money. The new GST tax system changed things, but it is not the only reason for the loss.

許多邦的支出高於其收取的稅收。十八個邦中有十二個邦在稅收方面存在問題。新的 GST 稅制改變了情況，但這並非造成損失的唯一原因。

Different taxes work in different ways. Taxes on goods are steady. Taxes on land change a lot. For example, Bihar stopped selling alcohol in 2016. Because of this, Bihar lost a lot of money.

不同的稅種運作方式不同。貨物稅較為穩定。土地稅則波動較大。例如，比哈爾邦在 2016 年停止銷售酒精飲料。因此，比哈爾邦損失了大量資金。

Some states give too much free money to people. This makes the states poor. Rich states and poor states do not agree on how to share money from the central government.

部分邦對民眾提供了過多的免費補助。這使得這些邦變得貧窮。富裕邦與貧窮邦在如何分配中央政府的資金上未能達成共識。

Conclusion

States are collecting less money. They must spend less and change their tax rules.

各邦收取的資金減少了。他們必須減少支出並修改稅收規則。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of 'TOO'

In the text, we see: "Some states give too much free money."

When we use too, it means 'more than we need' or 'more than is good.' It is a negative feeling.

Compare these:

  • Much money →\rightarrow (A lot of money. This is okay/good.)
  • Too much money →\rightarrow (More than necessary. This causes a problem.)

Quick Patterns for A2:

  1. Too + Adjective (for descriptions)

    • Too poor →\rightarrow (Not enough money to survive)
    • Too big →\rightarrow (Size is a problem)

  2. Too much + Thing (for amounts)

    • Too much tax →\rightarrow (The cost is too high)
    • Too much noise →\rightarrow (It is annoying)

Simple Rule: Good ≠\neq Too much. Too much == Problem.

Vocabulary Learning

collect (v.)
To get or gather money
Example:The government collects taxes from people every year.
steady (adj.)
Staying the same; not changing
Example:The price of the bread is steady this month.
alcohol (n.)
Drinks like beer or wine
Example:Some shops do not sell alcohol.
central (adj.)
The main or middle part of a system
Example:The central government makes laws for the whole country.
report (n.)
A document that gives information about a subject
Example:I read a report about the weather in India.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→