The IMF’s new tax prescription for the salaried class is simply irrational, and will lead to revulsion. It is quite unfortunate that the lender, as well as successive governments, only believe in burdening an already obliterated section of society duly contributing to the revenue generation. Whereas, there is no dearth of holy cows, especially the big businesses including the real estate and agriculture, who are widely off the tax hook and are rather found to be on the beneficiary side of subsidies and exemptions. Thus, the proposal to tax the........