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  2. List of sovereign states by tax revenue to GDP ratio

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    The tax percentage for each country listed in the source has been added to the chart. According to World Bank , "GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products.

  3. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.

  4. Tax - Wikipedia

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    A tax is a mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization to collectively support government spending, public expenditures, or as a way to regulate and reduce negative externalities. [ 1 ]Tax compliance refers to policy actions and individual behaviour ...

  5. Unified Payments Interface - Wikipedia

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    In April 2009, the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) was formed to integrate all the payment mechanisms in India and make them uniform for all retail payments. By March 2011, RBI found out that in India, only six non-cash transactions were executed each year by individual citizens while 10 million retailers accepted card-based payments.

  6. Hijra (South Asia) - Wikipedia

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    Social anthropology. Cultural anthropology. v. t. e. In the Indian subcontinent, hijra[a] are transgender, intersex, or eunuch people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system. [5][6][7][8] They are also known as aravani, aruvani, and jogappa, [9] and in Pakistan, khawaja sira.

  7. Jizya - Wikipedia

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    The Sasanian Empire had a general tax on land and a poll tax having several rates based on wealth, with an exemption for aristocracy. [185] In Iraq, which was conquered mainly by force, Arabs controlled taxation through local administrators, keeping the graded poll tax, and likely increasing its rates to 1, 2 and 4 dinars. [185]

  8. List of geographical indications in India - Wikipedia

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    A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town, region, or country). India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, which came into effect from ...

  9. Demographics of India - Wikipedia

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    India occupies 2.41% of the world's land area but supports over 18% of the world's population. At the 2001 census 72.2% of the population [ 51 ] lived in about 638,000 villages [ 52 ] and the remaining 27.8% [ 51 ] lived in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations.