Archive · 30 Jan 2026

Economic Survey Proposes Real-Time TDS via Banks

Economic Survey Proposes Real-Time TDS via Banks

The Economic Survey has suggested a big change in how taxes are collected.

Right now, banks send taxes they take out of people's money in big batches.

The Survey wants banks to send this money to the government right away, as soon as they take it out.

This could help the government get money faster and maybe even earn a little extra by investing the money when it's not being used.

For regular people, this might mean seeing their tax credits show up faster in their tax forms.

To make this happen, banks and tax officials would need to work together to change how they handle and report this money.

The Survey also talked about how India is doing, like having more gig workers and cities that are good to live in.

People are hoping the upcoming budget will make taxes lower, food cheaper, and homes more affordable.

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