Personal income-taxpayers in India live in an abnormal environment of taxation where they get next to nothing for compliance and good citizenry. Sure, it can be argued that they get roads, utilities and other infra. But these are delivered to all citizens, including those who systematically evade taxes, giving honest taxpayers only the advantage of a good conscience.
This year, probably driven by the sustained high cost of basic needs and thinning household incomes, the publics seem particularly alert to the government proposals