In austerity drive, CEC, ECs decide to forgo tax perks

The CEC and election commissioners are entitled to a monthly sumptuary allowance of Rs 34,000 on which no income tax is payable. On Friday, the Commission, feeling the need to observe austerity in personal entitlements, decided that CEC and election commissioners will not take the income tax benefits presently available to them.

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