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cess

/ses/noun

उच्चारण सेस

उपकर, सेस

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    (especially in India) an extra tax that is collected for a particular purpose, such as education, health or roads

    उपकर, सेस

    • A cess on fuel is used to fund road building.
    • The health and education cess is added to income tax.

    Synonyms levy tax duty

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levy tax duty

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Money collected by the Centre through cesses and surcharges is not shared with the states, which is why states often object to them.

केंद्र द्वारा cess और surcharge से जुटाई गई राशि राज्यों के साथ साझा नहीं की जाती, इसीलिए राज्य अक्सर इन पर आपत्ति करते हैं।