Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan has emerged the highest individual tax-payer in the country for 2006-07. Hrithik, one of the most successful actors last year, paid a whopping Rs 15.1 crore rupees as taxes. Close on his heels is Shah Rukh Khan who paid Rs14 crore.
Bollywood actors have consistently been India's top income tax payers for many years. Others to have shelled out over a crore as taxes include Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and John Abraham.
It’s the film industry that takes the cake in filling up government coffers. Shah Rukh Khan has consistently been among the highest tax payers for years and in 2006- ’07, sources said, he paid Rs 14 crore in taxes—almost double what he paid in the previous financial year.
Akshay Kumar paid Rs 6.6 crore for 2006-’ 07 while Kareena gave the department Rs 2.9 crore. John Abraham paid a little over Rs 1 crore and yesteryear star Jeetendra ended up paying Rs 1 crore.
As for cricketers, Sachin Tendulkar paid Rs 5.75 crore. Interestingly, none of the top businessmen who snap up billion-dollar companies contribute much in their individual capacity to government coffers.
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